Arturo, a 'shaman', hosts ceremonies in the city's urban mesh, where participants can get an intimately guided dose of Bufo Alvarius, also known as the Sonoran Desert toad. The toad contains the ...

When threatened or startled, the Colorado River toad (also called the Sonoran desert toad) exudes 5-MeO-DMT, a hallucinogenic compound that discourages predators, from glands in its skin. Similar ...

That’s what the toad is all about: dying with dignity, and not being afraid of dying," he added. The Sonoran Desert toad has secretions which produce a hallucinogen known as 5-MeO-DMT ...