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Iowarth
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Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 10:25am |
Recently reported to RAUK .......... but which species? See photo at http://cromwellbottom.blogspot.com/ (You can click on the photo there to enlarge) Chris |
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Caleb
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Male smooth newt- none of the other species/sexes have large block spots like that.
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sussexecology
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Re-editing this post so that it is clear what we are saying: Edited by sussexecology - 20 Feb 2012 at 6:19pm |
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Paul Hudson
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Without a doubt a male smooth newt ,distinctive belly and underside of tail ,
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AGILIS
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Glad to see there are enthusiasts newt spotting this early,all I am doing is getting as pissed a as one.
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sussexecology
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That goes for me too Agilis Golden Newt is certainly worth a try....... Does that mean then that toads are moving too. Well, you know what that means then don't you.. time to be out with our buckets on the roads
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Ray999
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Had a few toads on the move last Thursday
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Bunnyburns
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Hi, regarding newt in the Kingfishers mouth
at the Cromwell Bottom.blog are these poisonous to them if eaten. |
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Liz Heard
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hi BB.
welcome to RAUK forum! No. Kingfishers can eat GCN too. it was in a herp journal i read. |
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Noodles
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I've heard Great Crested Grebes are fond of a Great Crested Newt or two (somewhat apt [or not] given the names).
Almost all (if not all?) amphibians are poisonous to a degree and GCN particularly so (especially around the neck region). In Malcom Smith's 'British Reptiles and Amphibians' he refers to one of those fantastically Victorianesque experiments in which a cat was fed GCN; the result was much frothing at the mouth and nashing of teeth. I would think as a comestible the GCN would feature lowly as a snack compared to say a smooth newt, although certain (largely native aquatic?) predators must be immune to the effects (clearly not cats though!). I've tried tasting GCN poison and it is not pleasant, acrid/bitter and smells like poppy sap (don't ask me how i know that please) or raw peeled potatoes. Smooth newts do not smell and are clearly not warty (with poison/mucous glads) so i'd hypothesize it to be much more palatable. Cheers
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