Nile monitors are olive-green or black with yellow striping on their head and jaw. They have razor-sharp claws, a long split ...

PHOENIX — The Department of Public Safety had an unusual assignment on Loop 101 near 7th Street Wednesday morning: a monitor lizard was wandering around on the shoulder of the freeway. Arizona ...

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

Trey Smoak’s roughneck monitor lizard was out of his sight for about 10 minutes Friday when the Crowley resident went to put up groceries. When Smoak opened the front door the cage was still outside, ...

A water monitor loose in Webster is putting reptiles and non-native species in focus. Webster authorities urge the public to report it, but no to touch or try to catch it. A species not suited for ...

“Goose gets his last dose of medicine today,” said Mack Ralbovsky, vice president of Rainforest Reptile Shows Friday, Sept. 19 on the recovery of the water monitor lizard that led Central ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo of Goose the water monitor in a transport habitat following a press conference announcing his capture at the Webster ...

Invasive Nile monitor lizards are carnivorous, can grow over six feet long, and are considered dangerous to humans and pets. Most of the over 2,000 sightings have occurred in South Florida, ...