Hello everyone,
I just spotted this little guy in front of my house. To Google, they are fire salamander, poisonous and endangered in Germany. Now, what do I do with him? I tried to call Untere Naturschutzbehörde in Bonn but they didn't pick up the phone.

Thanks

by AcanthaceaeStill8421

17 comments

  1. Why do anything with him? Be happy you saw a fire salamander.

  2. Wish the little fella a nice day and let him go about his business. I don’t think there’s any reason to call a Naturschutzbehörde, just because you saw a wild animal. 

    Also congrats on seeing a fire salamander, I’ve never been so fortunate. 

  4. They are no threat to humans.
    Gently pick it up and place it somewhere safe like a thicket, a pile of leaves or twigs or something like that. They are searching for a safe place for the winter so they sometimes try to crawl into houses.
    I’ve never heard or experiences these fellas spraying poison. Their skin excretes a toxic substance to ward of predators, but as long as you don’t try to chew on it and wash your hands after handling or wear gloves, you are perfectly fine.
    It’s a cool and somewhat rare animal to spot.

  5. If the Untere Naturschutzbehörde does not repond try to contact the BUND, NABU or Biologische Station if there is one.

  6. If you see a Feuersalamander, mach die Beine auseinander, mach die Beine wieder zu und raus bist du. 

  7. I really don’t understand the hate but I am just trying to protect this animal. He is poisonous and I have a small cat, and there are number of other cats freely walking in the neighboorhood. Plus, it is just in front of the door, if it decides to just stay there indefinitely, who knows some postman will not crush it by accident? Isn’t there any number I can call in this situations? to protect the endangered animal and others?

  8. Feuersalamander are pretty cool and rare. Just leave it alone, there is no danger for you. It will find a spot to hide by itself.

  9. You can try calling them (or any of the Nature organizations in your area) again, a lot of public offices don’t start work until 9 or even later.

    I‘m honestly more worried about the salamander because they’re endangered and can use all the help they can get.

  10. Fire salamanders are not dangerous to you. They are just a litte bit posoinous, but can not harm you, because you are very big.

    My children are junior ranger, so real ranger from the Nationalpark here teach them s lot of things. The children had a fire salander in their hand with the rangers standig there and explaining. They also often see fire salamanders.

    Maybe look at the homepage from the Nationalpark Harz, there should be information about fire salamanders (Feuersalamander) in english. And maybe watch the movie Periode 1 from Bullyparade with the real catchy Taxi song.

  12. DO NOT DO ANYTHING. There are websites where you can report this sighting. DO NOT TOUCH IT. There is a fungus infection that is going around in those salamander (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans) because of this disease those guys are sadly dying in great numbers. Do not do anything you are more of a threat to him as he is to you. Please just be happy that you were able to see that cool little guy

    I’m the Netherlands the population of the Feuersalamander already sank by 99.9%

  13. What a beauty! I saw some when I was a kid, a very long time ago. They were living on a hill behind our house.

    It is not dangerous at all. If you own a cat or dog, please make sure that they don’t hurt it. Feuersalamander are very rare now.

    Btw, a German shoe manufacturer has a Feuersalamander called “Lurchi” as its mascot for decades. There are comics with his adventures and action figures around.
    [https://www.lurchis-welt.de/lurchis-abenteuer/](https://www.lurchis-welt.de/lurchis-abenteuer/)

  15. help him out. his flame seems to have gon eout. reignite his tail

  16. I just called NABU Bonn and they were super helpful, unlike the people here. And, yes, “leave it alone” is not a viable option for the animal, where it needs to cross a street by itself to reach its natural habitat. For anyone that may encounter something like this before, what I am told is this: put it into a box gently and bring it to the next water source, they love humidity. Some people maybe sensitive to the poison; so, try not to touch or wash your hands with soap. And, they are harmful to cats or other small animals.

    If the animal is in a residential area, where it can be easily harmed, do not absolutely leave it alone! They are already endangered. Take care of the nature, do not listen the most of the comments here!

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