Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. July 11 (UPI) --Reptile experts were called in to assist the Arizona Department of Public Safety when a 4- to 5-foot monitor ...

Just one week after a large water monitor lizard named Goose escaped from his home in Webster, Mass., the far-roaming reptile has been spotted in Connecticut. In a post on Facebook, the town of ...

WEBSTER, Mass. — A community in Massachusetts is on the lookout for Goose. But Goose is not a bird; it’s a water monitor lizard with an avian name. Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, escaped his home in ...

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

NORTH PORT, Fla. — A driver on Florida’s Gulf Coast stopped in her tracks when she saw a rare reptile nearly run into the road. Renee Aland was driving in North Port with her 15-year-old daughter Zoey ...

Massachusetts Environmental Police have released new video showing the moment when they captured an escaped water monitor lizard that was on the loose for about two weeks. "Around 2 PM on Saturday, ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated at 6:25 p.m. on Aug. 4 to clarify the type of citation the owner will face. On Aug. 2, Capt. Scott Amati of the Massachusetts Environmental Police spent his ...

Local News Leaping lizards! Officials warn of water monitor on the loose in Mass. town An exotic lizard with a potentially dangerous bite is running amok in a lakeside town. Webster officials are ...

India is home to a variety of interesting species of reptiles, but none are as exciting as the monitor lizards. These are strong reptiles that are som.

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, ...

Not your average commuter! Troopers & @ArizonaDOT responded to calls about a large monitor lizard walking along EB Loop 101 in Phoenix this morning. They kept an eye on it until @PhoenixHerp arrived ...