With spring bringing an influx of rainy days to Ohio, a slithery, slimy amphibian has emerged and is roaming around. Hellbenders are real, but we're not talking about those amphibians. Ohio is home to ...

Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified Wednesday ...

Next time you’re walking through fallen leaves in a forest, keep an eye out for the Eastern red-backed salamander—a small woodland creature with a huge role to play. Mike Bock Eastern red-backed ...

“It is so chilly that it puts out fire by its contact, in the same way as ice does. It vomits from its mouth a milky slaver, one touch of which on any part of the human body causes all the hair to ...

In the global amphibian crisis, salamander numbers across the species have dropped too, with around 60% of salamander species threatened with extinction. Researchers and conservationists need to start ...

DORRANCE TWP. – The small amphibian that Rick Koval lifted from underneath a streamside log literally brightened a dull, overcast April day. It was a Northern red salamander, and when Koval placed the ...