Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the ...
Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.
Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...
Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...
Florida wildlife officials and researchers say Nile monitors, large predatory lizards native to sub-Saharan Africa, have ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida ...
An innovative pizza shop is coming under fire for adding iguana meat as a topping. Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida, where they’ve flourished and have […] ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An invasive species of lizard known as Nile monitors is taking over one Florida man’s backyard. According to NBC affiliate WBBH, Cape Coral resident Jason Derkevics spotted a ...