SNOT OTTER

Apr. 23rd, 2019 01:16 pm
starspray: Tom Bombadil coming down the path with lilies (Tom Bombadil)
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My favorite thing to happen this month is that Pennsylvania's legislator has voted (and Governor Wolf has signed) to make the Eastern Hellbender Salamander our state amphibian.

This thing, as the largest salamander in North America, can grow up to two feet long and lives under rocks and in the mud, and is covered in mucus. It has a bunch of names aside from the official one, including mud devil and lasagna lizard.

But my favorite name for it is Snot Otter.

My state's official amphibian is the Snot Otter and I am delighted.

Date: 2019-04-23 07:01 pm (UTC)
shirebound: (Default)
From: [personal profile] shirebound
Bwahaha!! Long Live the Lasagna Lizard!

Date: 2019-04-23 08:04 pm (UTC)
narya_flame: Young woman drinking aperol in Venice (Default)
From: [personal profile] narya_flame
Oh my goodness, Snot Otter...that's brilliant!

Glad you're TRSB-ing, too :D

Date: 2019-04-24 01:38 am (UTC)
grundyscribbling: highway sign - US 1 Philly (signs - philly)
From: [personal profile] grundyscribbling
I... feel like Pennsylvania has just raised the bar on state amphibians. It wasn't good enough that it already was named the Eastern Hellbender, no, you had to go and add mud devil, lasagna lizard, and snot otter. *looks sadly at the Pine Barrens tree frog, which lacks any such cool names*

Date: 2019-04-24 10:08 am (UTC)
teaforlupin: a chibi avatar of me, with blonde spiky hair, glasses, and wearing overalls (Default)
From: [personal profile] teaforlupin
SNOTTER

Date: 2019-04-24 09:31 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] bunn
Congratulations on your new State Amphibian. You must be very proud.

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