There are some subjects that our Idaho State Legislature deems a priority and one of those priorities is the designation of a state amphibian.
House Bill 389 does that - it’s critical to our well being, evidently, and maybe the Idaho Giant Salamander’s as well. Richard Jarvis is looking out for these botchy, slimey, snake-like creatures. Nevermind, that he is on the house committees of Business/banking/insurance issues and Transportation and Defense, he is drafting up salamander material! What a guy!
According to Wikipedia, this species is also home to the forested watersheds in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area. Beware, because they bite!
I really would prefer to have a cute little croaking frog as the state amphibian.
“ Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit”
1/21/10 Update: The Idaho Reporter digs deeper into the story. Fourth and fifth graders asked Jarvis to sponser the bill – that is how you get a bill introduced, you find a fourth or fifth grader!
1/21/10 This is a big story – SCOIDblog elaborates as well!
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