Handling the newts does not cause harm, but ingestion of even the most minute amounts of the skin is deadly.
hˈændlɪŋ ðə nˈuːts dʌznˌɑːt kˈɔːz hˈɑːɹm, bˌʌt ɪndʒˈɛstʃən ʌv ˈiːvən ðə mˈoʊst mˈɪnɪt ɐmˈaʊnts ʌvðə skˈɪn ɪz dˈɛdli.