SNOT OTTER

[starspray]

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.

Comments

[shirebound]

Bwahaha!! Long Live the Lasagna Lizard!

[starspray]

It's got such great names, and it is so ugly, I love it.

[narya_flame]

Oh my goodness, Snot Otter...that's brilliant!

Glad you're TRSB-ing, too :D

[starspray]

I still haven't stopped laughing at it.

TRSB was so much fun last year, I'm really looking forward to doing it again! :DD

[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*

[starspray]

I love my state.

Apparently the idea behind the campaign to make it our state amphibian is to raise awareness, because it's considered endangered in several places due to habitat destruction/pollution/etc. I hope it works.

[teaforlupin]

SNOTTER

[starspray]

It is the BEST NAME in the WORLD for a slimy gross salamander and I am going to be laughing about it FOREVER :D

[bunn]

Congratulations on your new State Amphibian. You must be very proud.