Moss Wizard on Nostr: I met this dude today on the trail. I am not knowledgeable about the different types ...

I met this dude today on the trail. I am not knowledgeable about the different types of salamanders, so I looked it up afterwards, and oh! Apparently the rough skinned newt of the PNW emits a powerful neurotoxin from its skin, enough to kill a person if it gets in their mouth or in a wound. I didn’t (and wouldn’t) touch it, but my hands are always covered in little cuts from my trail work, so that was a close call, and I had no idea!