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Old 01-25-2013, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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TN Wild Side-Breeding Hellbenders - YouTube


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Old 01-25-2013, 09:52 PM
 
Location: West Virginia
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I've only seen 2 in all of my years of fishing in the Kanawha River and both were caught on night crawlers. I didn't realize they were that rare. My friends called them water dogs.
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Old 01-25-2013, 09:59 PM
 
Location: West Virginia
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After some thought, I'm not sure if the Hellbender is the same creature that I saw. I Googled it and found this.

Mudpuppies - Waterdogs Don't Bark | Animal Pictures and Facts | FactZoo.com
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Old 01-26-2013, 04:59 AM
 
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I've never seen or heard of those before so have learned something about nature this morning. Good luck getting your own pics!

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Old 01-26-2013, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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I've only seen 2 in all of my years of fishing in the Kanawha River and both were caught on night crawlers. I didn't realize they were that rare. My friends called them water dogs.
Caudata Culture Species Entry - Tiger salamander
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Old 01-26-2013, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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From what I have read the Great Smokey Mountains.. the creeks are the Holly Grail for salamanders more species are present than any other place on earth.

http://www.nps.gov/grsm/naturescience/amphibians.htm <<<<< The colors of some of these Salamanders are unbeliable copy & paste the name into the browser.
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Old 01-27-2013, 01:55 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I think I would wet my pants if I saw one unexpectedly.

This is the first time I've seen one or heard of them.
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