Wildlife

The three most poisonous frogs on Earth all live in the rainforests of Colombia’s Pacific coast. Meet the golden, black-legged and Kokoe poison frogs, and other toxic frogs from the Americas.

The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis) carries enough poison to kill about ten people. Where it lives, why captive frogs are harmless, and how the Emberá used it for poison darts.