Newts - Blog Posts

I present to you: my children, Collie and Colin

Collie is the human, he's Welsh and lives in the Rhondda valleys, he's quite quiet and shy, but very friendly

He's 21 and is a Zoology graduate, and plans to do a PhD in herpetology, studying newts. He chose newts because of a small pond near where he grew up, where he'd go to find newts before putting them back. (This is based on a pond near my grandparents where I'd go to find newts)

Colin is the dog, she's also quite shy and standoffish, tends to bark at strangers but cowers the moment they approach

She loves going with Collie to the pond, and gets incredibly muddy

I'm writing a story about them and the pond, and I'm quite excited about it :) if you read this, thank you, I appreciate you listening to me ramble about my characters

The unken reflex is a posture that toxic amphibians will take to show off their bright colors. It’s their way of saying “stay back! I’m dangerous!”

In California, the California Newt (Taricha torosa) will do the unken reflex to show off their bright orange bellies. These newts produce tetrodotoxin.