The golden poison frog, found in the humid forests of west Colombia, is one of the most poisonous animals on EarthScientists have a new theory for why poisonous frogs do not poison themselves, which could ultimately lead to better antidotes for humans. The golden poison frog, Phyllobates terribilis, is one of the world’s most poisonous animals. Small molecules in the poison bind to special proteins in the cells of its victims, known as voltage-gated sodium channels. A single golden poison frog, measuring about 5cm long, can carry a milligram of batrachotoxin in its skin glands, enough to kill between ten and twenty humans. Yet this little amphibian does not poison itself, even though

Source: The Times August 05, 2021 15:09 UTC