The Secret Lives of the Appalachian Hellbender: Giant Salamanders in Eastern Streams
It’s hard to imagine something ancient, slimy, and enormous quietly gliding beneath the surface of a mountain stream. Yet, tucked away in the cold, rocky rivers of the Appalachian Mountains lives an animal so bizarre and secretive that most people have never seen one. The hellbender, North America’s largest salamander, is a true river monster—an ...
