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 ...

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, ...

Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately Getty Nile monitors, unlike iguanas, are highly adaptable to sudden drops in temperatures The invasive ...

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, the powerful reptiles have established breeding populations in many counties across Florida, leading ...

Editor's note: We've updated this story with new information. Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill landed on a tour boat in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, the birds have ...

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 ...

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

Read full article: ‘Really terrifying:’ This mushroom could quietly invade Florida if we’re not careful A short-spined thrip, also known as Thrips parvispinus (original photo by L.S. Osborne) Read ...

Rideemaliyadda Police have initiated investigations to arrest four suspects who killed a monitor lizard and roasted it over an open fire.The suspects had laid a trap and killed the iguana for meat and ...

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel. The last sweaty joggers and tai chi practitioners are just leaving Lumphini Park - ...