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Saturday, April 01, 2006
Saturday Spotted Salamanderblogging
Just saw this little critter in the driveway on our nightly walk.
According to eNature:
Spotted salamanders are actually fairly common in Vermont forests, but they're seldom seen because they remain hidden under leaves and logs for about 11 months out of the year. They emerge on only a few warm, rainy nights each spring and migrate to their breeding sites, usually vernal pools.
This is the first I've ever seen one! Mex paid it absolutely no attention.
ntodd
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cool!
Posted by: fiat lux | Apr 1, 2006 11:03:46 PM
whoa! tres cool! and purty.
Posted by: watertiger | Apr 1, 2006 11:10:43 PM
That solved a real mystery for me. After a rainfall one early morning I saw what I thought was eyllow-spotted black worm in my garden. I was in the house, on the second floor, and didn't have my contacts in. Now I know what it was. Thanks.
Posted by: Echidne of the snakes | Apr 1, 2006 11:23:52 PM
well, maybe if you'd lift up a rock or two.
we used to hunt these things in my youth, but mosty just the the infinitely more boring red striped salamander in maryland.
very cool.
Posted by: charley | Apr 1, 2006 11:25:21 PM
cool.
I wonder why Mex ignored it? Maybe it doesn't move fast enough to catch his attention?
Posted by: geoduck2 | Apr 1, 2006 11:27:59 PM
and just to add to echinides comment which i'm sure she would appreciate, should of seen me the first time i caught a pink belly snake. also know as a worm snake. i said out loud "man this worm is really fast" when i saw his pink belly i dropped him like a snake.
Posted by: charley | Apr 1, 2006 11:28:30 PM
Bet Sam would've paid it some attention.....
Posted by: flory | Apr 1, 2006 11:44:42 PM
...at least it wasn't white!
Posted by: Darryl Pearce | Apr 2, 2006 1:03:50 AM
geo - the thing wasn't moving, so maybe it was boring. Although it does sort of look like a piece of discarded rubber or something, and Mex loves trash...
flory - oh yeah, Sam would've torment the poor thing, I'm sure.
Posted by: NTodd | Apr 2, 2006 5:24:12 AM
Was it selling insurance?
Posted by: pvt pyle | Apr 2, 2006 7:36:21 AM
Is a salamander anything like a gerrymander? Living in Texas, I see gerrymanders pretty often...
Posted by: Steve Bates | Apr 2, 2006 10:29:15 AM
Buy me stuff off my 
