California newts are endemic to California. They live through the coast and coast range mountains from Mendocino County to San Diego County. [Related: Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time ...

From the brightly colored poison frogs of South America to the prehistoric-looking newts of the Western US, the world is filled with beautiful, deadly amphibians. Just a few milligrams of the newt’s ...

Scientists have found that female toxic newts are far more deadly and poisonous than males. Taricha newts are a highly toxic species found in the Pacific coastal region. They possess a powerful ...

Snakes don't eat fugu, the seafood delicacy prepared from blowfish meat and famed for its poisonous potential. However, should a common garter snake wander into a sushi restaurant, it could fearlessly ...

A California newt (Taricha torosa) from Napa County, California, USA. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Tetrodotoxin, the neurotoxin that makes a blue-ringed octopus deadly, also protects ...

One of my favorite memories is hiking up Mount Kearsarge with my dad and finding tiny red newts climbing along the trails with us. These are the “teenage” stage of the Eastern red-spotted newt, a type ...

Evolutionary history is filled with "arms race" relationships between organisms locked in struggles of adaptation and escalation. This is an example of coevolution. Usually, we think of a population ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The newts of the genus Taricha come armed with a powerful neurotoxin ...