A California Coast Range Newt seen on Ben Overturff Trail near Sawpit Canyon.
Note: These 4 to 6 inch salamanders secrete the poison tetrodotoxin from the glands (bumps) in their dorsal skin.
Care should be taken when handling them and one should wash their hands as soon as possible after handling one.
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for an interesting Nat Geo video about about the preparation of the Japanese pufferfish, or fugu, that has the same poison as the Newt, in its skin and internal organs.
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