Nile monitor lizard burrows can rack up millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure such as sidewalks and seawalls.

March 26 (UPI) --A snake catcher in Australia was called to a warehouse to capture a big lace monitor lizard found sleeping between pallets. Daniel May, owner of Narellan Snake Catcher, said he was ...

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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The man at the center of a legal battle over his release conditions is once again behind bars. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says 36-year-old Joshua Sanchez-Lopez was ...

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A predatory reptile that eats young crocodiles, climbs trees, swims through saltwater and has drawn comparisons to a velociraptor is quietly establishing itself across four South Florida counties. The ...

A large, aggressive lizard species is establishing breeding populations across South Florida, and it’s nothing like the iguanas residents are used to seeing on seawalls or in backyard mango trees.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Nile monitor lizards, an invasive species, are making their presence known in Cape Coral as temperatures rise. These reptiles are not only large and hungry but also pose a threat to ...

(FLORIDA) — Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor — a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can ...

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, ...