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'Slimy Pete', the salamander with unfortunate timing (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by LallyLuckFarm to c/animals

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[Image description: a spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, on a snowbank somehow]

I heard the ducks having a freakout in their yard - they were all gathered around this absolute specimen of a salamander with poor timing.

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[–] LallyLuckFarm 23 points 10 months ago

Here they are in all their icy torpor, before I removed them to a location not so out in the open.

During the relocation they warmed enough to begin moving, and they made a beeline up my arm (presumably for me to be able to hear their "thank you"^[1]) but came to a stop shortly after leaving the warmth of my hands.

[1] throwaway joke

[–] frog 5 points 10 months ago

I'm so glad you rescued them! Very gorgeous salamander.