Groundhog Day 2024 live updates | Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

A couple hundred people are expected to gather Friday afternoon in Bee Cave, located just west of Austin, to watch an armadillo named Bee Cave Bob.

Mike Burke, who helped start the annual tradition, believes an armadillo “knows a whole lot more about what’s going on than some rodent.”

“You won’t see any top hats or tails when we do our armadillo deal. You might see some cowboy hats and Wrangler jeans,” Burke said.

Their ceremony also includes watching to see if the animal sees his shadow, but they aren’t opposed to improvising a little to make sure the crowd goes home happy.

“A lot of the times when it’s been kind of a crummy winter, we’ll predict early spring no matter what,” he said.