Wyoming’s surprising state reptile has spikes, shoots blood from eyes
It’s covered in spikes, effortlessly eats stinging ants, and possesses the ability to shoot blood from its eyes.
This is no mythical creature, but Wyoming’s state reptile: the greater short‑horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi).
Horned lizards are sometimes called
Mason Lee, UW Biodiversity Institute February 14, 2022