JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site have discovered the remains of a giant salamander that once called prehistoric Appalachia home. According to a news release from East ...

Releasing Chinese giant salamanders back into the wild sounds like a good idea, but it's causing problems for the salamanders ...

Gaiasia jennyae measured 6-to-8 feet long and possessed four-inch fangs, per an eye-opening study published in the journal "Nature." Fangs for the memories. The tyrannosaurus rex wasn’t the first ...

Hidden deep beneath the dark swamps of coastal Alabama, monsters lurk. Reaching nearly four feet long, with a carnivorous appetite and a vicious bite, rarely using its tiny legs, instead slithering ...

Giant salamanders remain some of the most extraordinary freshwater creatures on the planet, often compared to mythical river ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report sightings of giant salamanders called hellbenders, also known as water dogs or snot otters for their slimy secretions. Hellbenders ...

Twenty-seven hellbenders, a large species of salamander, were released into Tennessee waterways as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species. Sean Brunson Photo from Nashville Zoo ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Drivers in Pennsylvania have a new option when it comes to license plates. The new Eastern Hellbender license plate was unveiled at the Pennsylvania State Capitol on Monday. The ...

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...

They call them snot otters, devil dogs and Allegheny alligators, all fitting nicknames for the fat brown salamanders lurking under river rocks — slimy giants of the NC mountains. Weighing 4 pounds and ...