Whilst using a kango to rip up the back patio
I realised that I had uncovered a hollowed out shelter in the concrete in which a toad had taken refuge. His bottom jaw hung limply on the floor and it was clear that in the eternal struggle between amphibians and power tools the boggle eyed pond lounger had once agin come off second best. So what to do, leave him to starve as he was no longer going to be able to eat, seems a bit cruel; smack him over the head with spade, quick but messy; put him in a box and hold it over a car exhaust, yes that seems humane. It worked but took a lot longer than I thought, remarkably resilient for a fly eater. I sometimes wonder if he just died out of sympathy with my lack of executioner's skill.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Sun 25 Dec 2011, 1:29, 4 replies)

In Australia, where they have a problem with cane toads, what they do is stick them into some sort of container in the freezer. Being cold-blooded they freeze to death very quickly, losing consciousness after a couple of minutes.

Apparently that's a pretty humane way to kill toads.
(gordonjcp, Sun 25 Dec 2011, 8:14, closed)

I thought they used golf clubs

( evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 25 Dec 2011, 9:26, closed)

I clicked for the last sentence.

( user_names_suck, Tue 27 Dec 2011, 13:08, closed)

Why, thank you.

( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Tue 27 Dec 2011, 21:48, closed)