Friday, December 4, 2009

What to get your salamander sweetie for Christmas



So, salamanders have a very peculiar way of mating that involves packets of sperm, called spermatophores, and complex mating rituals, including though not limited to: chin-slapping, tail-wrapping and orgies.

I drew this whilst listening to Herp presentations last Tuesday. It seemed topical. Also this:



There's a rhyme to help you remember the different between the extremely venomous coral snake and the non-venomous king snake that goes: "Red touching black is a friend of Jack, red touching yellow, you're a dead fellow" (or some variation thereof). However, this rhyme only works in the southeastern US.

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