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Rough-skinned Newt. Amphibians.,Geotagged,Rough-skinned newt,Taricha granulosa,United States

Rough-skinned Newt.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice find! How shy are they? Posted 10 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  These little guys are so poisonous that they have no natural enemies, except maybe garter snakes, which are immune… (they've been seen to crawl out of the mouths of dead birds unfortunate enough to try to sample them..) so they have little to no fear of much of anything. They don't move particularly quickly and don't mind being handled - and it's OK to do that, their poison is in their skin, not excreted, so it's safe to pick them up so long as you don't try to take a nibble and to be sure wash your hands afterwards. Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Sounds like they're very photo friendly. Would love to come across one. Posted 10 years ago
  2. 1. morpheme
      
      Lion
      
      You'll have to come visit some day ;-) These little guys are only found on the west coast of North America. Posted 10 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        It won't be soon (we usually visit tropical countries), but I imagine definitely one day I'll get to experience some US wildlife. You're definitely blessed to have such a huge country with so many types of landscapes and eco systems. Posted 10 years ago

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The Rough-skinned newt

The rough-skinned newt is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.

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Similar species: Salamanders

Species identified by travismorhardt

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Uploaded Jan 21, 2015. Captured in 34391-36173 East Faraday Road, Estacada, OR 97023, USA.

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