Razor-clawed carnivorous invasive reptiles spreading in South Florida pose bigger threat than iguanas, officials say

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

Are Nile monitors in Florida? What to know about the dangerous lizards

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

11 South Florida Species Move Closer to Endangered Species Protection

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Jacobs Public Interest Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment at Stetson University College of Law, has reached a ...
Miami New Times

Did South Florida Just Gain an Invasive Species? Meet the Nile Monitor

South Florida is already home to iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators, and all manner of dangerous animals (looking at you, Burmese pythons), but few likely know we also have dragons. Invasive species ...
Palm Beach Post

5 Florida lakes are most ‘snake-infested’ in the state, 2 are in Palm Beach County

Reptiles and Florida might as well be synonymous, especially when it comes to our slithering neighbors. According to the WorldAtlas, Florida has 46 native species of snakes, as well as four invasive ...
The Herald-Sun

Is that a snake or one of NC’s 3 legless lizards? How to tell them apart

North Carolina is home to three legless lizard species, often mistaken for snakes. Glass lizards differ from snakes with ear openings, eyelids and more rigid bodies. Glass lizards eat insects and ...