Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do ...

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel.

Monitor lizards are often confused with common house lizards. At first glance, both have long bodies, sharp claws and extended tails. When people see a small wall lizard drop its tail and run away, ...

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

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, ...

The fight between a king cobra and a monitor lizard is an electrifying encounter of venom and brute force. The king cobra, the longest venomous snake in the world, is infamous for its lethal ...

I’ve written here before about blue-tongue lizards, which are regular visitors and residents in their gardens, as long as ...

What do you do when you’ve already conquered the pavement? When the pursuit of the blacktop becomes too commonplace for your ...

Yes. There are no state laws against declawing cats in Florida. However, Volusia County banned the practice in 2022 when the ...

On this week’s Wild Wednesday, Great Plains Zoo Education Specialist Elizabeth Mansell teaches us about the prehensile-tailed skink!