Anyone ever seen s Hellbender in RL?

[MarkD]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...uTlPF84QJMHLHH5U3A_aem_pprYZt83mWq4XUEgT68Wfw

I’d love to see one of these. Hope the fires in N Carolina didn’t spoil the pristine water they require.

 

[That Lady in PA]

We "think" we saw several in Tionesta Creek here in PA. Didn't get a good enough look at them.

 

[jujube]

Only in an aquarium. As much time as I've spent wading in North Carolina streams, you'd think I'd have seen one in the wild. But no.

 

[MarkD]

We "think" we saw several in Tionesta Creek here in PA. Didn't get a good enough look at them.

We have salamanders (they’re actually newts, is there a difference?) here in Berkeley, CA but no where near so large as a Hellbender. They close South Park drive November through March so they don’t get flattened tryin to cross the road seeking a pond. Amphibians are among the most fragile life firms around.