TOUCHING A TOAD
WILL GIVE YOU WARTS
THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST

More than likely your mom doesn't like toads and since toads look like they have warts it's easy to scare you into not touching them.

The truth is toads don't have warts, just naturally occurring bumps and warts are caused by a virus which a toad does not carry or pass on.

So toad-touchers celebrate and touch toads to your hearts content.