The photos I see of the NW salamander show a pretty stocky body and the face doesn’t quite look right to me. This guy is very slender almost worm like.
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I was cleaning out leaves and fallen blossoms beneath one of my rhodies and in the very center under a hard to reach pile of duff I uncovered him. That rhodie is on the corner of my garage and the downspout for the gutter comes down right there. I can’t even begin to tell ya how many toads and tree frogs I see in and around that rhodie in the spring and summer. Because of that I don’t go near it with a rake or weed eater so it’s a manual labor kinda job to clean it up.
I live outside of Arlington on a little mountain above the NF Stilly. It’s all woods out here. We are always finding a new critter to spend the night in the terrarium lol.
Good idea. The photos show one releasing toxin although the toxin probably wouldn't do much besides make your lips numb. The toxin is the white stuff on the tail.
You’re a luck guy. I’ve had a terrible time getting ANY salamanders to clean up leaves and debris under my rhododendrons!
