There are only a couple species of frogs that bite and they can hurt you. A bite from a frog can draw some blood and be painful. Keep calm when it happens. Don't wiggle your finger in front of your frog's mouth, and when you feed it, feed it with tongs.

Are frog bites dangerous?

When pressure is applied, the spines pierce their skin. The frogs are considered venomous as the toxic skin secretions that coat these spines can inject venom via a wound in the skin of would-be predators - including humans.

Do frogs bite or sting?

They don't sting or bite, but some frogs nevertheless can fend off the most ferocious foes. Their secret? Poison secreted from their skin. This chemical coating shields a frog from being eaten by predators.