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, ...

Seeing a large monitor lizard inside or around your home can be frightening. These reptiles are strong, fast, and can grow ...

Florida is facing an unexpected invasion as wildlife officials are sounding the alarm over the Nile monitor, an invasive lizard species now entrenched in parts of the state and considered the largest ...

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 ...

Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which can grow to just over 6 ...

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 ...