It all seemed like a well-intentioned plan. The native frog population in Hagerstown City Park has been dwindling for years, to the point that only two native frogs remain. To correct this issue, the Hagerstown City Council approved a plan which introduced fifty frogs of the same species native to Hagerstown into the park to repopulate the species.
Unfortunately, the vendor which won the frog importation contract mixed up the order with an order for a research laboratory in Hagerstown, Indiana. When city officials opened the boxes to release our new froggy friends, they were horrified to immediately notice the wrong frogs had been provided.
Poison dart frogs are one of the most poisonous species on the planet, and even their skin is toxic to humans and other animals.
Visitors to City Park are asked not to pickup any brightly colored frogs in the area, and should also watch above their heads in trees for the frogs. The Maryland Department of the Environment has dispatched a cleanup crew who are treating the frogs as an invasive species, and working to capture and relocate them accordingly. As long as visitors keep their distance, the frogs will not be dangerous.
Under no circumstances should residents take the frogs home for domestication or usage as cooking ingredients.
Also, please do not attempt to feed the frogs.
Ms. Piggy was not amused. The Hagerstown Report is Satire.
