The species has rightfully earned the nicknames lasagna lizard, snot otter and devil dog. And yet despite the eastern hellbender’s appearance, the salamander has its fans. With only 20,000 residents, ...

This spring, once the gorge was accessible and he obtained permits, Apodaca began a rescue operation for the greens living in ...

North Carolina has the most hellbenders of any state in their range, but even here, they are classified as a species of concern: vulnerable, and without interventions, en route to becoming ...

The mountains of North Carolina provide habitat for the hellbender which is threatened now that Helene has taken so much of its land.