Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Toxic, cannibalistic, and indiscriminately predatory: four species of tiny Taricha, or Pacific newt, carry a deadly poison around the misty forest floors from Alaska to Southern California. Don’t let them sneak into your camp coffee.

Read the story here: hcn.org/issues/58-5/get-to-know-the-pacific-newt