[Zeke]

We have lizards. Lots of them in different colors. Hardly anything that lives on the walls or ground has survived. I once trapped a black widow and presented it to a lizard nearby. Once I stepped back only about 2 steps, that lizard charged and chomped the BW in one bite.

Alligator lizards (mostly what we have) are not affected by a BW venom.

If I water the garden with a hose, the lizards gather nearby and watch carefully for insects dislodged by the flooding. Same when I till the soil, they are all there within 3 feet. They are almost tame. When I step back with the shovel they immediately patrol the new dirt.

Since the coyotes have killed all outside cats, the lizards are free to roam.