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Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs

Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 19, 2012

Runtime

1h 11m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs

Production Companies

VICE

Director

Santiago Stelley

Description

"There is an Amazonian frog called Phyllomedusa Bicolor or the Sapo which I have been reading about for years. It is totally different from the psychedelic toads found in North America. The Sapo's venom produces an effect much closer to morphine than LSD, but really it's not like either of those things. It's a distinctly vomitous dissociative experience unlike anything else I've ever encountered. I had to find out what this frog really does, but supposedly it cannot produce its venom in captivity. The only way to experience its unique trip is to travel down the Amazon River and catch one yourself, which is exactly what I did." - Hamilton Morris, Vice correspondent