Wow! Rare Sighting of Copes Salamander !?!

Found this guy in a forest bog. Very cool!

[@troutjunkie7330]

The bugs with debris as a shell are Caddis Fly Larva.

[@ParadiseOnPennies]

Those are big larvae! I couldn’t remember, thanks

[@susie9893]

If a case can be made for owning an exotic pet then it should be endangered ones, like this. Also, salamanders are supposed to be lucky I think. Some sort of old folklore I seem to remember reading about in my travels? Thanks for this

[@beeamerica5024]

Lounge lizard 😆😄😁

[@shannonagain3]

That is a mud puppy, not a salamander.

[@susie9893]

You may be right there. At first I didn't agree bcos I thought the 'gills' had to be noticeably red for a mudpuppy; but saw a few photos where specimens looked exactly like this. 🤷‍♀️either way, still endangered, and great to be able to see 1 in the wild. I wish people had more respect for the environment