Red spotted newts rock. i grew up always in swamps of ohio. the first time i saw one i was in a swamp area at one end of a pond. i seprerated some water plants and newt lazily swam out. i collected it in a bucket. i looked at it for awhile before i released it. this was back in 96 or 97 since then i have seen efts a few different times. i have seen adults more often than efts. i have seen a few rarer big salamanders also over the years in ohio.my dad checked oil wells i used to ride in the truck i would run off and check the swamps and woods each time.