Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) New York - USA - Aquatic salamander - Close up under water

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Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) - New York USA - Aquatic salamander - Almost always found in rivers and larger streams where water is running and ample shelter is available in the form of large rocks snags or debris- may sometimes be caught by slowly overturning or moving large rocks in clear relatively shallow streams and taking them by dip net or hand - quite harmless - eats crayfish earthworms and aquatic insects -declining in many parts of its range

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Location: Louisiana - USA
Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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