I remember seeing them when I was younger, had a couple but since they feed mainly on ants I let them go. Very cool lizards!
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I’d say they are extremely rare in my part of the country, don’t think I’ve ever seen one in Wisconsin
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Mineral Wells Texas about 40 years ago they were around. Good to see them coming back, or still around
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Used to see them once in a while here in Washington, but now that I think about it, it’s probably been 20 years since I saw the last one.
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Reminds me of growing up in the desert around Las Vegas in the 50' to 70's. What do you want to do today? Let's go chase horned toads. 
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None in Indiana....used to be lots of box turtles around when I was young now hardly ever see any. Same with Black snakes.
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Bumper crop of tree frogs and spring peepers this year. I was in dispare over the last few years about the declining numbers of invertebrates. I firmly believe that this year the abundance is because I was late removing that pool cover last year which allowed many tadpoles to flourish.
Helping wildlife to flourish may be easier than you think. Hunting helps! Yes because your state may use the money to provide for wildlife. But maybe not in California.
Helping wildlife to flourish may be easier than you think. Hunting helps! Yes because your state may use the money to provide for wildlife. But maybe not in California.
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My uncle who used to farm 600 acres south of Lafayette took me out once when I was about 10 (1968) and there were dozens of box turtles along this creek (the Wea) fornicatng (can I use the f word here)? Here in Ohio we see them during spring turkey season but not in the same name numbers. We give them a wide birth. With all the diseases from China (can I use the C word here?) it is a wonder anything survives. My county (Warren) is now under quarantine due to the China box wood bug.
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I had a coworker that really got into saving the Horned Lizards. He had permits and such to enhance the species and would take care of them extremly well.
He even took them on vacation with him to make certain that they were taken care of. His motor home was lined with cages full of those critters.
He would raise them to a certain point, then free them in the local areas of the San Diego back country.
I too used to see quite a few as a kid in SoCal, only see a few now and not often. They really like the sandy areas, which are mostly water shed spots. When it does rain in SoCal, I'm imagining that the sandy water shed areas are devastated, putting them at a high risk for survival.
Mike
He even took them on vacation with him to make certain that they were taken care of. His motor home was lined with cages full of those critters.
He would raise them to a certain point, then free them in the local areas of the San Diego back country.
I too used to see quite a few as a kid in SoCal, only see a few now and not often. They really like the sandy areas, which are mostly water shed spots. When it does rain in SoCal, I'm imagining that the sandy water shed areas are devastated, putting them at a high risk for survival.
Mike
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What's a Spring Peeper? I kinda miss the call of tree frogs, but getting out of Oregon was completely worth it.Bumper crop of tree frogs and spring peepers this year. I was in dispare over the last few years about the declining numbers of invertebrates. I firmly believe that this year the abundance is because I was late removing that pool cover last year which allowed many tadpoles to flourish.
Helping wildlife to flourish may be easier than you think. Hunting helps! Yes because your state may use the money to provide for wildlife. But maybe not in California.
GsT
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This was on my roof when I got home yesterday. Very vocal and not BEEP BEEP. Seemed really docile. They are probably the Horned Toad's worst enemy other than cats.
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We have Horned Toads here in South Dakota. I've only seen one & that was in a shoe box in the hands of a biologist. I think a kid brought it to him. Don't recall what they planned to do with it. Over 25 years ago.
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we saw horned lizards (we called them horny toads) pretty often as a kid in southern california.
there were still farms and open fields surrounding our tract.
there were still farms and open fields surrounding our tract.
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Them things will clean your lizards out, Your snakes any nesting birds will be eaten eggs, baby birds, Thy are on my most hated bird list.. You can keep them in your state, I think there N.M state bird , Glad I am in Texas.
Mike
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