Australians kill thousands of toxic toads

Hundreds of Australians took to the outback this weekend in a bid to capture as many toxic toads as they could.
 
'Toad Day Out' was organized in Queensland to combat the number of poisonous cane toads which have overrun the region.

After being introduced to Australia from South America in 1935 to eat beetles, the cane toads have become a pest themselves, with millions now threatening local species.

Hundreds of crocodiles are even thought to have died after feasting on the poisonous pests.

Around 10,000 toads during the event were caught and will now be euthanased in freezers and turned into fertiliser or donated to James Cook University.