Dec. 16, 2011 - Elkton, Oregon, U.S - A rough skinned newt climbs on a mossy log in a forested area of the Coast Range mountains near Elkton. The skin of the rough skinned newt produces a potent neurotoxin with no know antidote. The tetrodotoxin is 10 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide.

• Contributor: ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: C9FNTN
• File size: 35.4 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4500 x 2749 px | 38.1 x 23.3 cm | 15 x 9.2 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 16 December 2011
• Photographer: ZUMA Press

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Dec. 16, 2011 - Elkton, Oregon, U.S - A rough skinned newt climbs on a mossy log in a forested area of the Coast Range mountains near Elkton. The skin of the rough skinned newt produces a potent neurotoxin with no know antidote. The tetrodotoxin is 10 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide. One newt contains enough poison to kill 17 people. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMAPRESS.com)