Comments on: Loch Ness Toad

By: FC

FC — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:04:31 +0000

To Maine Crypto:
I think the diver spotting a giant toad was Duncan MacDonald & the story goes back to 1889. I must have read that in Nicholas Witchell’s book.

By: Capt. Jack

Capt. Jack — Mon, 07 May 2007 00:43:27 +0000

The real question is, can you bloody understand him when he croaks.

8^)

-Jack

By: Maine Crypto

Maine Crypto — Sun, 06 May 2007 18:42:26 +0000

If I remember right, there was a very old story of a diver searching for the loch ness monster and instead seeing a “giant toad” perched on an under water rock overhang….does anyone else remember reading this one….?

By: YourPTR!

YourPTR! — Sat, 05 May 2007 18:03:23 +0000

That’s not a toad that’s a baby Loch Ness monster!

By: DWA

DWA — Sat, 05 May 2007 17:03:31 +0000

Is the number on the photo representing the depth at which it was taken? Or is it just odd coincidence that a poster identified the depth as in that range?

Whatever, that animal sure don’t look dead to me. And I would never expect any amphibian - a toad least of all - at that depth. I’m not a herpetologist though. Any out there?

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Sat, 05 May 2007 06:12:39 +0000

Did the discoverers say anything about it moving much? Probably “fell” in and being cold blooded, just sank to the bottom. Not saying it’s dead, but someone above mention hibernation. 300 ft down? That could cause quite the headache for a land dweller. Maybe Nessie is playing a practical joke.

By: dontmean2prymate

dontmean2prymate — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:34:18 +0000

If someone said they saw a toad that deep in cold water anywhere would you believe them if they didn’t have a photograph? Was it truly at that depth or even at Loch Ness; or if they placed the poor toad there themselves? Reminds me of reports of toads hopping from opened lumps of coal, or raining on villages before cameras were common. Frogs and toads permeate the world of weirdness. Has anyone read the story of the man with flying-saucer disease, who rolled a tire from Chicago to St. Louis and met tiny, kissing frog-things? It’s those first-hand stories that keep me wondering well past bedtime and sanity.

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:08:32 +0000

Ranatemporaria:
Thanks for the info. Very detailed. I had no idea there was such variation in frogs and toads!

By: dakwa

dakwa — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:29:23 +0000

If I remember this right, don’t frog and toads have a soft skeletal system? I don’t think this would normally allow survival at the depths of 324 feet.

Although it might look like a common species it would have to have some sort of modification to survive at that depths, which would make it a new species or subspecies.

I know a number of sharks live at extreme depths with an active cartilage structure, which they should not be able to, but this is totally different.

By: Mysteriousness

Mysteriousness — Fri, 04 May 2007 20:09:51 +0000

This is definitely one of the more interesting articles I’ve seen for a while (no - I’m not being sarcastic).

Are we certain the toad is alive? If so, this seems fairly unprecedented. I’m certainly no expert on amphibians, but it seems odd for any frog or toad to be this deep in a body of water.

Regardless, this, combined with some other findings deep in the Loch really show that it’s still possible to discover new things even after all this time.