While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...

A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was a foot-long, brown ...

St. Lucie County is home to an emerging and breeding population of invasive tegu lizards, but also home to one of the state's most skilled trappers. A staggering 1,533 Argentine black and white tegus ...

During a cold snap in southern Florida in January, residents were warned to watch out for paralyzed lizards falling from trees. The lowest temperatures in a decade stunned and immobilized the lizards, ...

The Florida state government recently declared open season on iguanas, which have invaded the state and are considered a nuisance. The green lizards have been spotted in Florida since the 1960s, but ...