In some respects, if human development followed the cane toad, we would become virtually indestructible. As children, we would use them as cricket balls and some would still hop away afterwards. We found that inserting lit penny bungers into them was an effective way of terminating. Freezing them was also effective, but your mother tended to object to them being in the freezer.

What was disturbing about them was the size that some would grow to. I personally have seen one that was about 20 cm (8 inches) high. I have heard of them being much larger.