Russian oil boss dies ‘from toad poisoning’

[Kamaji]

Russian oil boss dies ‘from toad poisoning’

Alexander Subbotin was a Lukoil board member

Emily Atkinson
May 9, 2022

A former top manager of the Russian energy corporation Lukoil has died from suspected toad poisoning, reports say.

Following a session with a local shaman in Mytishchi, a city northeast of Russia’s capital Moscow, Alexander Subbotin a Lukoil board member, allegedly died in a basement after an anti-hangover session with the healer.

Subbotin visited the shaman, Magua, and his wife at their home, the Telegram channel Mash claims, to treat a hangover using toad venom.

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Source:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-oil-official-toad-poisoning-b2074829.html

[Kamaji]

"Toad poisoning" - nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

[DefiantMassRINO]

So, there's a homicidal amphibian loose in Moscow?

[Kamaji]

So, there's a homicidal amphibian loose in Moscow?

It's probably more like toad-licking:  https://www.banyantreatmentcenter.com/2020/10/15/frogs-that-get-you-high-the-dangers-of-toad-licking-philadelphia/

[GtHawk]

Weird headline, I took it to mean he somehow died while poisoning a toad, you know like it's a thing in Russia "Hey guys let's get together and poison some toads". Maybe it's just me but it seems more correct to have said 'Russian Oil Boss Dies from Toad Poison'.

@Kamaji I'm with you on the suspicion, this sounds like the kind of 'accidental' death the KGB is known for.

[Kamaji]

Weird headline, I took it to mean he somehow died while poisoning a toad, you know like it's a thing in Russia "Hey guys let's get together and poison some toads". Maybe it's just me but it seems more correct to have said 'Russian Oil Boss Dies from Toad Poison'.

@Kamaji I'm with you on the suspicion, this sounds like the kind of 'accidental' death the KGB is known for.