"They're very wild, they're very active. They don't make good pets at all. They don't calm down." ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile ...

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

Invasive Nile monitor lizards are carnivorous, can grow over six feet long, and are considered dangerous to humans and pets. Most of the over 2,000 sightings have occurred in South Florida, ...

If you care about Florida's native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards - powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long - ...

Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are a dangerous problem in South Florida. These lizards can grow up to six-and-a-half feet long and pose a threat to small pets and native wildlife. Most ...

Nile monitors are olive-green or black with yellow striping on their head and jaw. They have razor-sharp claws, a long split ...

In South Florida, a growing population of invasive iguanas has become such a serious problem that hunters are now being paid to remove them from neighborhoods, canals, and private land. This video ...

FLORIDA – Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the Burmese Pythons slithering through the Everglades. However, one species ...

South Florida is already home to iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators, and all manner of dangerous animals (looking at you, Burmese pythons), but few likely know we also have dragons. Invasive species ...

A large invasive lizard has been spotted sunbathing on a road near a Florida elementary school. Wildlife trapper James Dean said he started receiving phone calls reporting a tegu in southwest Palm Bay ...