Spotted salamanders do produce poisonous skin secretions, which allow them to taste bad to predators. For a human, these skin secretions are more irritating and would not kill an adult or even a ...

James Seay Brown Jr., a retired folklorist and natural historian who worked at Samford, wrote about Homewood’s relationship with the spotted salamander in his book, “Distracted by Alabama ...

Spotted salamanders migrate a few hundred feet. They’ll stay in the water for a mating season that lasts only a few days, then return to the woods. But what a few days it is!

Spotted salamanders do produce poisonous skin secretions, which allow them to taste bad to predators. For a human, these skin secretions are more irritating and would not kill an adult or even a ...

Massachusetts residents, meet the critter who could become one of the state’s newest official animals. A group of students from Andover have made it their mission to bring awareness to the ...

South Carolina has just one officially designated state critter that is indigenous. Oh, and it’s poisonous. Here’s what to know about it.

The spotted salamander is the South Carolina official state amphibian. Here’s what to know about the poisonous critter and other state animals to look for.

For the past 20 years, the city has held a salamander festival to educate the public about its slippery spotted neighbor. We’re hiring! Please take a look at the new openings in our newsroom.

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian. This one was discovered in a vernal pond at Indian Creek MetroPark in Reily Township. Salamanders are important indicator species. They are very ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Blue spotted salamanders will soon make their annual migration at Presque Isle Park in Marquette. Wildlife experts say conditions aren’t right just yet, with ice on the ...

A spotted salamander comes up for a air while fairy shrimp swim next to it. Since that story nearly a quarter of a century ago, the one thing I’ve heard about that I didn’t get to see back ...

“The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated the official state amphibian of South Carolina in 1999 after a year-long campaign by the third grade class at Woodlands Heights ...