The South Texas Hunting Association shared Markcuz Rangel’s photo of him holding this absolutely massive bullfrog that he apparently dispatched near Batesville, Texas.
Steve Lightfoot, spokesman for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, confirmed to Chron.com that the photo IS real, but that doesn’t necessarily mean monster frogs are taking over South Texas.
“It’s not as bigly as it appears,” Lightfoot said… “[It’s an] optical illusion created by extending frog toward the camera — similar to what you see with fishermen holding up fish to make them appear larger. Still a big bullfrog, though.”