Flaming Frog

The Flaming Frog (Rana Flammeum) is a frog found in southwest Red, named for its scarlet colorings and its flaming venom, which is often lethal to passerby and has given it a reputation for deadliness. If you see one, be warned.
== Appearance ==
The Flaming Frog is typically scarlet colored, a slimy exterior which is warm to the touch. Males are typically around 0.3 - 0.5 pentants.in length, with females being about 0.25 - 0.4 pentants in length. Their scarlet slimy skin sends a clear message to nature: beware. The sign of scarlet is a known mark of danger among the marshes, where the people encounter this devilish frog at least semi-regularly and know to avoid it, lest they succumb to the fate that awaits if they get close.
== Reproduction ==
Flaming Frogs reproduce generally year round, but the moderate temperatures of March - May and September - October yield the highest amount of frog conception based on research done in 1994. Flaming frogs reach sexual maturity around the age of 6 months. On average, a parent unit will produce around 8 offspring, reproducing 2 times a year from the age of 1 - 5 or so, often dying around 6 to 10 months after their last child, a short life they live.
== Behavior ==
Flaming Frogs generally avoid humans if they're not being trifled with, seeing them as a threat rather than prey. The marshlands are rich with bugs, berries, and other food the frogs can quickly scoop up with their long tongues, measuring in at 1.25 pentants long. Flaming Frogs typically live with their partner alone for most of their lives, save for the brief stints of when they have their kids around. The frogs can survive their own venom, but it hurts. Often parents lick their offspring if they are doing incorrect or undesired behaviors, temporarily stinging them. 
== Venom ==
The venom of a Flaming Frog is lethal to humans lest they get an antidote within one hour of being licked or bitten. To the frogs themselves, it merely stings for about 5 to 10 minutes depending on size and weight variations. Any animal that a normal Flaming Frog would encounter would be killed within 20 minutes, as it often preys on smaller insects.
=== Flaming Venom ===
The "flaming" label for the venom comes from how it kills (specifically from human experience.) It stings the wound heavily, often paralyzing the subject with little to no delay. This is often described similarly to a burning wound. During the sting, possibly still during the shock, the venom travels in the bloodstream towards the heart before causing a cardiac arrest, killing the human within an hour.
== Habitat and Distribution ==
Flaming Frogs almost entirely reside in the southwest marshlands of Red, and do not migrate elsewhere during summer. They number in the tens of thousands and make the already hot and miserable area more deadly to tourists and visitors seeking a relaxing vacation in the region. Flaming Frogs survive in the marshlands well due to their love of water and heat. To most humans, they survive heat that would be near unbearable levels of stifling irritancy.
Category:Flora and Fauna