Common garter snake
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The common garter snake is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to North America and found widely across the continent. There are several
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Wooster
Tetrodotoxin effects in garter snakes
Eating a wood frog, in Minnesota
T. s. sirtalis (Ontario specimen)
Rough-skinned newt
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The rough-skinned newt or roughskin newt is a North American newt known for the strong toxin exuded from its skin.
Common garter snake
…skunking") from postanal glands. Common garter snakes are resistant to naturally occurring poisons in their prey, such as that of the American toad and rough-skinned newt, the latter of which can kill a human if ingested. Garter snakes (in addition to their own mildly venomous saliva) have the ability to retain poisons…
Taricha granulosa
Rough-skinned newt on the west side of the Oregon Coast Range.
Taricha granulosa egg in moss observed near Pe Ell, Washington on May 22, 2017
T. granulosa egg in Washington