Pesky Frogs Hide in Alaska Christmas Trees

Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel.

Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area come with something truly different this holiday season - live Pacific Chorus frogs.

While the small frogs may be cute, with moss-colored green sides and black spots, state officials are asking residents to practice some tough love: If you find a Christmas tree frog, kill it.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it's received two reports of Christmas tree frogs, including one found in a holiday tree from Washington state sold this week at an Anchorage nursery.

Officials say the problem is the frogs could be carrying viruses and funguses, including one that has been killing amphibians on several continents.