Fire ants have been suggested by many to be one cause for the decline of many southeastern ground nesting birds and reptiles.

I know they have had a direct effect on quail populations, and several species of reptiles, including speckled kings in south-central Alabama. That is the claim of Dr. Robert Mount anyway. He and I discussed it one day. It sounds legitimate to me, and would be a great scientific study for anyone interested.

I too have found several reptiles under cover that appeared to have been killed by fireants. Not consumed after death, but directly killed by the ants themselves.

Darned invasive species.

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