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, ...

"He's a big fella, and he's scary," homeowner Zachary Lieberman told "GMA." A 6-foot-long lizard has been terrorizing a Florida family for weeks after taking up residence in their backyard. "He's a ...

Florida has a new invasive lizard that will require a lot of monitoring to keep the state's residents and natural spaces safe. The Nile monitor, an aggressive and fast-spreading invasive species, is ...

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 ...

Meet Rah! He’s a Nile monitor lizard at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.

Florida can feel like an open-air reptile zoo. The state is home to dozens of nonnative lizard species, most of which are bigger, faster and stronger than native lizards. The reptiles range from ...

A disturbance from a mischievous Nile monitor sets off a mass hatching event. When a mother crocodile leaves her nest unattended, a Nile monitor takes the opportunity to steal her eggs. The mother ...

There is a variety of ways that monitor lizards hunt and obtain food. Sometimes they actively hunt for food, during the day, searching for prey; other times they will wait patiently and sabotage prey ...

Meet the Nile monitor, an invasive species that the U.S. Geological Survey has called the largest and most dangerous lizard in America. It's well established in Florida, and there have been sightings ...