Except the worst thing a toad can do to you is voiding on you. Transference of some decidedly-unpleasant secretions from glands on it's skin to your hand/fingers ( if you handle it which you would presumably be if it voided on you ) and neglecting to wash your hand prior to bringing it into contact with your eyes or mouth you might experience some irritation.
That said, I'm a big fan of garter snakes ( and most other snakes, for that matter), toads/frogs, most spiders ( especially keen-sighted ones though you can have my share of the bite-first/ask-questions-later yellow sac-spiders!
Bats are great but it's best to give 'em a wide-berth since some might be rabid. Besides if they're contending with human-avoidance they can't be eating mosquitoes. It's fun to watch 'em diving on flying insects around a rural light-fixture.
Except the worst thing a toad can do to you is voiding on you. Transference of some decidedly-unpleasant secretions from glands on it's skin to your hand/fingers ( if you handle it which you would presumably be if it voided on you ) and neglecting to wash your hand prior to bringing it into contact with your eyes or mouth you might experience some irritation.
That said, I'm a big fan of garter snakes ( and most other snakes, for that matter), toads/frogs, most spiders ( especially keen-sighted ones though you can have my share of the bite-first/ask-questions-later yellow sac-spiders!
Bats are great but it's best to give 'em a wide-berth since some might be rabid. Besides if they're contending with human-avoidance they can't be eating mosquitoes. It's fun to watch 'em diving on flying insects around a rural light-fixture.