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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Bangkok, nine o'clock in the morning. The tropical heat is slowly settling over Thailand's capital like a damp towel.

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 ...

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 ...