ST. LOUIS — Inside the Ron Goellner Conservation Center at the St. Louis Zoo, slimy creatures 2 feet long hide under rocks in separate tanks. These solitary creatures are the largest amphibians in North America, giant salamanders known as hellbenders or "snot otters."
Missouri works to preserve giant salamander population
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 5:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:33 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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