Can you imagine finding one of these things in your garden? This Cane toad was found in a pond outside the northern city of Darwin, Australia. Weighing in at nearly 2 pounds and measuring 15 inches long, this is the largest specimen ever caught.

Australia imported the toads from South America during the 1930s in an effort to control the beetles that were ravaging their northern sugar can plantations. The attempt to control the beetles not only failed but brought more disaster. Cane toads emit a toxic poison that has killed millions of Australia’s wildlife, including snakes and small crocodiles.

A team called Frogwatch is trying to eradicate them with a liquid fertilizer process that will render them nontoxic before they are killed.