>>42834472Salamanders secrete toxic compounds from their moist skin that can be deadly to smaller predators and irritating to humans. They're all flashy and colorful to reference both the bright lights often seen during large venue concerts and natural aposematism- that thing you learned about in 9th grade biology class but forgot the name of. You might also be inclined to draw an allusion to drugs based on the "poison penetrating the brain" angle, but the former cases are concrete. Come on people, this really isn't rocket science.
