Run Newt Run!

Meet Terrestrial Newt, isn't he cute? 

Eastern Newt or Red-spotted Newt living at Booker T Washington National Monument in VA

Newts are gentle forest creatures as Tim Quinn shares with the class

This Newt is a youth

He is a common salamander found in these Blue Ridge Mountains and Foothills in the Eastern United States. Eastern newts dwell in wet forests with small lakes or ponds. They can coexist in an aquatic environment with fish, however, their skin secretes a poisonous substance when the newt is threatened or injured. They have a lifespan of 12 to 15 years in the wild, and may grow to 5 inches in length.