WHILE IT'S CURRENTLY a cold, nasty February day, this American Toad is nowhere to be found. He/she's burrowed deeply underground to hibernate. Most wild toads like this probably only live a couple of years. They seem to like hanging out in the deep grass where the lawnmower is a huge risk. They are capable of living quite long, some as much as 10 years. There is a documented account of a captive toad that lived to the ripe old age of 36.

Photo taken: May 15, 2018, Higgins Way, Adjacent to trail to Mill River.

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