Pacific Giant Salamander. I’ve seen three during my eight years here.

We live in Shoreline.

I hope I didn’t disturb him/her too much but I had to drain the fountain. We moved him/her to the natural stream behind our home. My son was delighted.

Very little is known about these amazing creatures. This one was pretty small but I’m including the 7-inch behemoth (2nd photo) I found a few years back. They’re probably related!