three toed amphiuma

[barbarossa]

Is this the same critter as a conger eel?

Amphiuma are salamanders, native to this area.

Eel are fish. Conger eel are the largest species of marine eels, mostly found in/around Europe.


So no, not the same thing.


Too bad the OP had to kill this harmless creature because he was scared of it. Very unfortunate.

 

[Bayoupiper]

Amphiuma are salamanders, native to this area.

Eel are fish. Conger eel are the largest species of marine eels, mostly found in/around Europe.


So no, not the same thing.


Too bad the OP had to kill this harmless creature because he was scared of it. Very unfortunate.

You have to understand.


All the critters in that pond are plotting agains Alpine.




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[TomTerrific]

Amphiuma are salamanders, native to this area.

Eel are fish. Conger eel are the largest species of marine eels, mostly found in/around Europe.


So no, not the same thing.


Too bad the OP had to kill this harmless creature because he was scared of it. Very unfortunate.

That's the common name for them in SLa, tho. Just like spoon bill in SLa may refer to the shoveler, a duck, or the roseate spoonbill, two entirely different feather butts.

 

[JR1572]

That's the common name for them in SLa, tho. Just like spoon bill in SLa may refer to the shoveler, a duck, or the roseate spoonbill, two entirely different feather butts.

Damn spoonbeaks. They always land in the decoys with that white belly and bright ass feet sticking up when I would get them on passing shots.

JR1572

 

[Hermit]

My wife saw one today.
My son and I are jealous.
He was kinda shy and this was the best picture she got.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

My wife saw one today.
My son and I are jealous.
He was kinda shy and this was the best picture she got.

Still plenty of them in my pond if you want one. lol Found a way to make a trap for them using a 5 gal kentwood bottle.

 

[Hermit]

Still plenty of them in my pond if you want one. lol Found a way to make a trap for them using a 5 gal kentwood bottle.

I appreciate the offer, but I can't say I really want one.

 

[daxjosh77]

What parish are you in alpine? Just seeing this thread for the first time and that's one hell of a salamander.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

What parish are you in alpine? Just seeing this thread for the first time and that's one hell of a salamander.

EBR