Quote Originally Posted by DockShootinJack View Post
Likely they had been exterminated due to safety concerns for people and animals
people in general really like to kill snakes , especially rattlesnakes , we have seen a major decline in them in Texas and to be sure it used to be really common to see them .
our horned frogs are gone too and our quail and the list goes on and on , we used to have coveys of quail everywhere you stepped back when and horned frogs by the zillions .....saw 2 quail last year , first pair in years and ain't seen a horned frog in 15 or so years .
ornate box turtles used to be all over the place and we see one every other year or 3 now as well .
makes me sad and mad to think things that Texas was known for have vanished as man encroached on the wildlife with our pollution / pesticides and alien species of wildlife that didn't come from here .