Florida has a new invasive lizard that will require a lot of monitoring to keep the state's residents and natural spaces safe. The Nile monitor, an aggressive and fast-spreading invasive species, is ...

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 ...

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Florida has spent decades battling invasive species, including Burmese pythons, Argentine tegus, green iguanas, Nile monitors, rhesus macaque monkeys, and lionfish. These non-native species disrupt ...

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Meet the Nile monitor, an invasive species that the U.S. Geological Survey has called the largest and most dangerous lizard in America. It's well established in Florida, and there have been sightings ...

Health officials in Pasadena have confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in the community. West Nile Virus is most commonly spread through bites from infected mosquitoes, the Centers for Disease Control ...

KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A resident in Kings County has died due to the West Nile Virus. This is the first human death from the virus in the county this year. In total, health officials say ...