Fire Salamander. Fire salamanders get their name because they were once believed to live in fire. ... They may bite the air a few times before they successfully catch the bug in front of them.

Salamanders are fantastic pets because they are low-maintenance and amusing to watch. However, they have needs that require ...

Just call them "Arne" and "Sebastian." Those are the monikers given to the two separate heads of one baby salamander that was born last week in a lab in Israel. Researchers aren't sure why the ...

Now, it was likely Europe’s fire salamander, with its vivid yellow-on-black coloration, that served as the inspiration for the legend, according to Nosson Slifkin in his book Sacred Monsters.

The Near Eastern fire salamander is listed as "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. in Israel, it is locally endangered, Blaustein said.

A 3-D model of the world's largest living amphibian's bite, the Chinese giant salamander, reveals that it feeds on prey located in front of it, but can also perform quick strikes to the side on ...

A 3D model of the world's largest living amphibian's bite, the Chinese giant salamander, reveals that it feeds on prey located in front of it, but can also perform quick strikes to the side on ...

Two heads are likely not better than one for the Near Eastern fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata), which was born, alive, in a laboratory at the University of Haifa in Israel.