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 ...

Floridians are used to invasive species making headlines — from iguanas falling out of trees during cold snaps (and made into unique eats) to Burmese pythons slithering through the Everglades. However ...

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 ...

Police found a young ornate Nile monitor lizard inside a vacant Alameda home. Alameda Police Department Officers dispatched to investigate a report of a “Komodo dragon” inside a vacant Northern ...

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...

In addition to his reputation as an escape artist, Goose, the water monitor lizard who led law enforcement and animal control officers on a wild chase through Webster and surrounding neighborhoods in ...

In July, naturalist Soumyadip Santra was on a trip to the Indian Sundarbans, part of the world’s largest mangrove forest, when he witnessed an unusual scene: a fishing cat jumped on an adult monitor ...

A runaway 4-foot reptile that became the "unofficial mascot of Webster" could soon get a 24/7 livestream for people to watch it. A water monitor lizard named Goose had escaped its home in Webster on ...

A hungry python was wedged in a drain while trying to eat a monitor lizard. The 8ft serpent was trying to drag its meal underground but became trapped in a pipe near a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, ...

Scattered throughout the python hot spots among the cypress and sawgrass of South Florida is the state’s newest weapon in its arsenal to battle the invasive serpent —a mechanical lure meant to entice ...