Can you touch a poison dart frog?

Just touching this beautiful frog can be deadly Conservationist Dr. Paul Salaman describes efforts to save the endangered golden poison frog, which releases enough venom to kill up to 13 adult humans. read more

Most poison dart frogs, despite their name, just taste very unappetizing their predators to make them spit the frog out. In captivity these alkaloid poisons from the frogs do not effect us, because it is either bred out genetically, or it is the none lethal kind. read more

You can touch all poison dart frogs and not be poisoned unless it is the Golden Dart frog. It is the only frog with poison strong enogh to penetrate the skin. The other frogs are harmless unless you have a cut or you put your hand in your mouth or any other entrance into your blood stream. read more