[skinkinthegrass]

thanks, for the post.
..back in the late 60's, we had the pleasure of being stationed @ Bryan/College Station, TX (aTm :).
We had many of those little guys running around, one of my friend's Dad was the Assoc. Dean of Herpetological studies @ the University.
He kept many species of reptiles; he had said, the Horned Lizards req'd. @ least 90°F, low humidity & a variety of small insects.
His sons were very adept jr. herps, it was a joy to go hunting w/ them, we practiced catch & release... those were the days.

[Dallas59]

Still plenty of these guys around...

[CowboyJay]

Cute little dudes. They weren’t just a Texas thing. Remember coming across them in southern Colorado. Very sociable for reptiles.

Haven’t seen one in the wild since the 1980s.

[Vendome]

I use to catch them things all the time as a kid.

Never scared me.

Thought they were beautiful.

Even thought scorpions were fun.

Mom would let us keep the horned toads and she would release the scorpions.

[Graewoulf]

Great thread1 Thanks!

For a short-lived toxic chemical kill of Fire Ants, try this;
* in the morning (a time that the Queen is closest to the surface), pour enough rubbing alcohol on the fire ant tailings to penetrate at least 2 inches into the ground.
*Build a small dirt moat around the wet ant tailings.
*Slowly pour boiling hot water on the ant tailings, and fill the enclosed moat.
*Repeat 1-2 times a week, until ant tailings are not found for a few weeks.

The alcohol makes a quick kill, wets the ant tunnels, and becomes a killing fume head to the boiling hot water.

The alcohol is absorbed into the water.

The hot water heats up the ground and kills by overheating the ants.

Deep ant burrows or burrows under structures can be reached by pouring alcohol and hot water down a hollow metal pipe.

Leave metal pipe in place until the pipe has conducted its excess heat into the ground.

The alcohol fumes slowing rise to the surface and dissipate harmlessly into the air.

Warning: Probable root damage to tender plant roots.

[Ditter]

My brother and I when we were kids, used to catch these little guys and play with them. I haven’t seen one in years.

[Scoutmaster]

This brings back good memories. I played with these critters all the time as a child in the 60s.

My grandfather's place in Midwest City, OK had more of them than we did in Texas, but Houston wasn't Horny Toad Central.

[Scoutmaster]

This brings back good memories. I played with these critters all the time as a child in the 60s.

My grandfather's place in Midwest City, OK had more of them than we did in Texas, but Houston wasn't Horny Toad Central.

[12th_Monkey]

What is the horny toad Alex?

played with those things when I was a kid, can’t find them anymore, fire ants almost wiped them out.

[Jane Long]

A kid on our block would collect and then sell horny toads...25¢ each. We’d buy them, they’d escape, we’d buy another. Finally, Mom said...”No more horny toads!”