Japanese giant salamander caught taking a stroll on land
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Japan is home to many strange and interesting creatures from freakishly huge wasps to beautifully blue glowing squid, but perhaps one of the oddest is the seldom seen Japanese giant salamander or Ōsanshōuo as it’s called in Japanese.
Although they spend most of their lives underwater, every now and again you might just catch one making the trek onto land as the lucky Twitter user who found this guy did. From this image it might be hard to see exactly how big the Japanese giant salamander can be, but the following picture gives us a better sense of scale.
I’m not sure why the police were called in for this, but it’s possible someone thought the salamander was some kind of monster given its size and dropped a dime on it. Actually, some say that these animals were the impetus behind the legendary creatures known as kappa in Japan.
Probably those two officers were riding by when they saw the cuddly bundle of joy on the side of the river and stopped for a gander. Although their uniforms suggest serious business I can almost imagine them muttering dares of “Go ahead, touch it” and “No way. You touch it!” to each other.[/quote]
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Its like it got tired of life/moving and sorta went 'eh fuck it' :v:
Looks kind of gummy.
or like those things you throw into a wall and they stick to it...
...like salamanders do
Screw watching celebrities, I want to watch odd animals on land
[QUOTE=Rocâ„¢;45318773]Looks kind of gummy.
or like those things you throw into a wall and they stick to it...
...like salamanders do[/QUOTE]
screw gummy bears, gummy salamanders are the shit
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what the fuck is that
I want to hug it
is it melting?
[QUOTE=polarbear.;45318815]what the fuck is that[/QUOTE]
[quote]the seldom seen Japanese giant salamander or Ōsanshōuo as it’s called in Japanese.
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[QUOTE=Cabbage;45318813]screw gummy bears, gummy salamanders are the shit[/QUOTE]
fuck now I want some gummy food
gummy worms, gummy bears, gummy salamanders, gummy everything
[QUOTE=Citrus705;45318823]I want to hug it[/QUOTE]
Like this?
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It looks squishy
It looks tasty
I will call him Squishy and he shall be mine.
Glad to see it didn't breathe fire on anyone.
I wish we had some that big here in the states, I mean we have snot otters/hellbenders but nothing like this.
Better kill it before it reaches Fukushima and becomes Godzilla.
[QUOTE=seano12;45319071]Better kill it before it reaches Fukushima and becomes Godzilla.[/QUOTE]that would give DARPA's battle robot research a totally new kind of boost
Aw, it looks adorable.
Looks very outlandish, I love it
Reminds me of my favorite boss from Lost Planet 2.
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Feels like part of the inspiration for Pokemon.
[QUOTE=Chickens!;45319016]Glad to see it didn't breathe fire on anyone.[/QUOTE]
That's because it lost its connection to the Elemental Plane of Fire.
Reminds me of the Koolasuchus
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Looks like an SCP article image.
im just a blob wat can i do?
Unleash the Kaiju on Japan.
I love these things, they're mostly tame in the wild but they still have the potential to take off your hand (or a chunk of your arm) if you're not careful with them (which is the reason for the police).
Caught as in it's illegal for salamanders to walk on land ?
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