Not nasty it's a hellbender and protected pretty much everywhere it lives and one cool salamander I hope you didn't kill it because a lot of work has been done to keep them from disappearing
That’s real neat John. I saw one on the ice this year ice fishing I bay and luckily it was still alive and I put it back down the hole. I wonder why people just kill them. Makes no sense to me.
DomI believe that was out of allegany river
If you don't mind can you pm me the location I am a reptile guy have been my whole life and have never seen one and would like to thanks either way for not killing it
Probably mud puppies they are often caught ice fishing they are much smaller than hellbenders
Only reason I said that is there numbers are not that high anywhere if you think that's what they are you should contact Dec or dnr what ever you have and give them the info there are studies and efforts to save them going on in many areas