I just want to remind you, that before there were spicy kitties (skunks), danger noodles (snakes) and even "if not friend, why friend shaped?" (bears), even before the internet itself was a gleam in Al Gore's appropriations bill -

There were always mud puppies.

(salamanders, particularly the big ones in a creek, bonus points for gills).

Your great, great grandmother knew what was up.

And nobody ate or tried to make them mud puppies do anything.