Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

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

Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

JESSICA. THE SEARCH HAS REALLY CAPTURED THE MINDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS AREA. HE HAD BEEN MISSING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, BUT HE WAS FOUND IN THIS FOREST OVER THE WEEKEND. HERE’S A LOOK AT GOOSE, THE ...

There is a variety of ways that monitor lizards hunt and obtain food. Sometimes they actively hunt for food, during the day, searching for prey; other times they will wait patiently and sabotage prey ...

The five-foot-long water monitor lizard that escaped from his home in Webster two weeks ago has been found.Webster Police say Goose has been captured, although they did not immediately provide details ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A massive Asian water monitor was spotted roaming around the streets of North Port earlier this month. Video captured by Renee Aland in North Port shows the roughly ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do if you see one.

Seeing a large monitor lizard inside or around your home can be frightening. These reptiles are strong, fast, and can grow several feet long depending on the species. In tropical and subtropical ...

A water monitor lizard that escaped from a home in Massachusetts last week has been spotted in Connecticut. The Town of Thompson, Connecticut, posted on Facebook Friday that the water monitor was ...

On February 5, 2026, in Penjaringan, Jakarta, Indonesia, @Fian_kt6 shared a video of several large monitor lizards gathering in a canal. In the video, Alfian, 26 years old, filmed the lizards resting ...

Residents in a Connecticut town are on alert after a pet water monitor that escaped from a Webster home last week was spotted near a local pond. A search was launched on July 18 after “Goose,” the ...