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Frog scream!

pugslovesunpugslovesun Posts: 300
in Wildlife gardening
Was cutting back lady’s mantle today & a frog hopped out. Didn’t want it get onto rd so picked it up & put in border. It hopped off but made a terrible sort of screaming noise. Felt terrible, not heard a frog do that before. Anyone heard this before?
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  • WoodgreenWoodgreen Posts: 1,273
    Yes, I have. I picked up a frog to carry it to the safety of long grass. It wasn't very big so I had it gently cupped in two hands. The scream it gave out was so out of proportion to its size! I peeked at it and its mouth was wide open as it let out the noise.  It was very startling but thankfully I held onto it until I reached the long grass.
    A really strange thing to hear.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    crikey
  • pugslovesunpugslovesun Posts: 300
    yeah it yes it was really quite loud & scary for such a small thing!!
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    Our next door neighbours cats have brought a few frogs in to "play with" and apparently they scream horribly. I rescued one from the cat the other day and it never made a murmur. 
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It must be a species thing.
  • WoodgreenWoodgreen Posts: 1,273
    It may be a tactic to frighten, therefore let go.
    It scared me.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Yes, I've heard it too, once.
    I was pruning an old bay a few years ago in the summer and I heard a loud scream almost like a baby screech and quite loud.
    I never found the culprit, but assumed it was a frog or toad

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    there are a few videos on you tube, 
    Devon.
  • pugslovesunpugslovesun Posts: 300
    thanks all. Good to know I’m the only one & it’s not an alien!😆
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I do hear screeches at night and wonder what on earth they can be. It sounds like something being slowly disemboweled and in agony. It goes on for ages. It's not foxes. Maybe it's a frog being mauled by a cat...
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