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Alright so it's not exactly the high flying action that's the running of the bulls in Spain, but the running of the lizards is an annual event at the University of Kansas in Topeka that's been going on the last 11 years. And it's not just for sport, even though lizard catching does sound highly entertaining, lizards are collected so researchers can take a census of the population in the area. Some students are a little too good at it:

“I used to catch a lot of frogs to feed my snakes when I was younger,” says Arkenberg. “It’s just a matter of getting down in front of them and grabbing them before they take off.”

Ah right, that's not crazy at all. But not everyone  knows all the tricks of the trade.

“Those who have done it before know what has to be done to catch these lizards,” Collins (a herpetologist) told the gathered crowd before the hunt. “Those who haven’t learn just how fast little lizards can be. They really like to hide under the air conditioners at Kentucky Fried Chicken. It’s their natural habitat.”

Lizards like KFC? It must be the way that newts like White Castle or salamanders like Arby's. Obviously. We should try something like that back in Michigan, "The Running of the Squirrels," acorns and rabies all around!