Giant Salamander

[santaman2000]

This ought to cure your constipation!

"Locals in Kyoto got a shock in 2009 when what looked like a RIVER MONSTER climbed out of the water! This is actually a 105cm long giant salamander. Law enforcement were called, and the salamander was eventually released unharmed upstream in a less populated area.

Giant salamanders can grow to 150cm long and weigh 20kg."

 

[GGTBod]

It looks a lot like something i birthed after a bad constipation ended

 

[Harvestman]

Amazing! They are now pretty rare, as I understand it.

Weird fact: giant salamanders breathe once per hour. (I was taught that at university, so it must be true )

 

[Tengu]

`Giant salamander found in Japan; locals unastonished.`

But your right, they are rare these days

 

[GGTBod]

Locals were too busy thinking of recipes maybe, bound to be some little part of that beautifully ugly creature that is in their ancient medicines of virility

 

[tom.moran]

Yep, I was amazed the didn't slaughter it and only eat it's eyes or something

 

[Tengu]

I love your complete Ignorance of Oriental Culture.

Of course the locals were astounded and wanted to enshrine it as a rain/luck/fertility/slime/cuteness/alloftheabove god.

However they realised they already had sixty three gods of rain/luck/fertility/slime/cuteness/alloftheabove, and not wanting to risk sixty three lots of divine wrath, palmed it off on the next prefecture.

 

[Tengu]

...Oh, yes, you are correct...they did used to be a delicacy amungst ignorant peasants who will eat anything that looks interesting. Not in modern times. Too interesting.

 

[santaman2000]

I love your complete Ignorance of Oriental Culture....

In fairness, there's a lot more than just one "oriental" culture. But I agree with what I believe you meant.

 

[GGTBod]

half my family is oriental, love the culture but do not understand half of it especially the medicinals