The short-horned lizard is often referred to as a “horned toad” or “horny toad” because ... most bizarre defensive mechanisms: they shoot blood from their eyes. The ominous squirting ...

it shoots blood from its eyes! You might know this macabre creature as a horny toad or a horned toad, but it’s not an amphibian at all — it’s a lizard. It’s easy to see how the horned ...

The horned lizard, often humorously referred to as the “horny toad,” is a fascinating creature native to the deserts and semi ...