in W.Va. it might have been P. ruber montanus (Blueridge Red Salamander) or
the Blackchin subspecies from your description. If it was bright red and big
it must have been the montanus which I will go for later in spring. Don4t
get too big, around 4-5". But for kids its always a dino!
Steffen
> Von: Moontanman_at_aol.com
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 23:19:05 EST
> An: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Betreff: Re: NANFA-- Columbia trip gear
>
> I am in Wilmington, NC, I'm sure we would enjoy collecting together. I used
> to catch the red salamanders when I was a kid in W.Va. the ones I caught
only
> had a few tiny black specks. maybe it was a regional variation. But they
were
> always bright red and not very common. I would catch them when I would
clean
> out the springs on our property for the wildlife to drink out of (and me
too
> when I was out hunting or just hiking). Often they would crawl right out of
> the
> vein of water as poured out of the hillside. I caught maybe one every two
> years
> or so out of about 6 to 8 springs. Someone pointed out they my memory may
be
> faulty and I remember them as being bigger than they were, could be true
but
> they were easily the biggest salamanders I ever caught.
>
> Moon
> "Who died and left you in charge?"
> "Captain Bipto!"
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