Do you know about the most venomous frog in the world? These frogs are smuggled around the world. One frog has so much venom that it can put 10 people to death. A frog of this species costs કિંમત 2,000 on the international black market, or about Rs 1.50 lakh. So let's find out where this frog is. Why is it smuggled? Now a rescue operation is underway.
Frog of endangered species
The name of this species of frog is Poison Dark Frog. This is an endangered species of frog. These frogs are usually yellow and black. Some are greenish-orange and some are blue-black. This frog is smuggled all over the world because of its venom. Usually these frogs are 1.5 centimeters in length, but some grow up to 6 centimeters. The average weight is 28 to 30 grams, but even the slightest poison present inside them can kill up to 10 people.
Only male frogs take care of their eggs
Poison dark frogs are native to the tropical forests of Bolivia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Panama, Guyana, Nicaragua, and Hawaii. Only male frogs take care of their eggs. Keep it hidden on leaves, or green surfaces. Poison Dark Frog 424 small frogs recently emerged from a travel bag at Bogota's El-Dorado International Airport. Each of the frogs cost હજાર 2,000, or Rs 1.50 lakh. Some of those frogs were lifeless, but all were poisonous.
Were declared endangered
Researchers at the Humboldt Institute in Germany believe that 200 amphibians, or amphibians, have been declared endangered or endangered in Colombia. There are more frogs than that. Poison dart frogs are also involved. Only its color and toxins make it priceless. Attempts have been made to rescue the frog for 16 years, but no smuggling has been reported. A commercial breeding program was launched in Colombia to save the Poison Dart frog and its related species. So that even these creatures can be saved.
Much of the poison was from dart frogs
After much struggle, the breeding program allowed the yellow-toothed poison dart frog to become a legal expert in 2011. By 2015, three more species of frogs were allowed to be exported. The breeding center now breeds frogs in seven species. It is then shipped to America, Europe and Asia. A recent study found that between 2014 and 2017, most of the different types of frogs ordered in the United States were poison dart frogs. The venom of this frog is used in medicine. Its toxins are used to make painkillers.
It can be used safely in medicine
The effects of painkillers made from the venom of poison dart frogs are 200 times greater than those of morphine. So far, only clinical trials of these painkillers are underway. Because 10 to 20 people or 10 thousand rats are killed by its poison. Attempts are being made to reduce the severity of its poisoning. So that it can be used safely in medicine.
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