Tiger salamanders are the largest land salamanders on earth and can grow up to 14 inches long. The average size is 6-8 inches. These creatures live in burrows that are up to two feet deep.

Tiger salamanders are also known to shimmy inside abandoned rodent burrows. Sometimes after overnight rainstorms, they emerge from the ground during daytime to take damp jaunts in search of insects.

The Eastern tiger salamander had lived in the mid-Atlantic region since the ice ages: Its presence can be traced back 14,000 years along Virginia’s coastal plains, and 400,000 years in the Blue ...

During this free, educational outreach event, the public can participate in arts and crafts activities; stop by information tables to meet the Biodiversity Institute’s ambassador Western tiger ...