A rare giant salamander called an eastern hellbender was spotted recently in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Fish and ...

No, that’s not a rock — it’s a rare giant salamander, recently spotted in Eastern Kentucky.

A rare eastern hellbender salamander was recently spotted and photographed by a biologist with the Kentucky Department of ...

These rare salamanders, which can grow to over two feet long, lurk in the wild rivers of Appalachia. To spot one, you’ll need ...

Biologists surveying an eastern Kentucky stream captured a glimpse of a rarely seen giant salamander whose numbers are ...

Biologists surveying an eastern Kentucky stream captured a glimpse of a rarely seen giant salamander whose numbers are ...

The hellbender has hit the headlines again recently as legislators move to make it Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian. Here’s a look at the animal and the reason some want to elevate it ...

Male hellbender salamanders aren't unique in their hankering to eat their young. Filial cannibalism is also common in other species, like cane toads and Baltic comb jellies.

The eastern hellbender is the official amphibian of Pennsylvania. Both houses of the General Assembly approved it and yesterday Gov. Tom Wolf signed it into law. Pennsylvania's new official ...

The hellbender, about two and a half inches long, was found in the Blue River. The largest salamanders in the U.S., hellbenders have been on the decline in the state since the mid-1900s and are ...