The Texas horned lizard is a vicious little critter with the greatest defense mechanism known to lizardkind—as a last resort, they'll strike their enemies with a stream of blood shot straight from their eye. | Great Big Story

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! The Texas horned lizards have arrived! Several breeding pairs will reside here in our horned lizard facility, in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife. We are hopeful and excited to see baby horned lizards in the future. You wouldn't think so but being a large pasture facility will come in handy for raising these little ones. It means we have lots of acreage for harvester ants, their main food source. Believe it or not our animal care staff use a little vacuum, but not s

World Lizard Day is basically our Super Bowl since we’re #1 in Texas horned lizard conservation! The Fort Worth Zoo has pioneered the breeding and conservation efforts for this iconic Texas species for well over a decade now. This is one of our adult lizards, but our hundreds of hatchlings are growing strong as our team prepares to release them into the wild this fall! #WorldLizardDay 🦎💜 | Fort Worth Zoo

Meeting a Texas Horned Lizard while relocating some rattlesnakes in southeastern Arizona | Rattlesnake Solutions