Florida has dozens of nonnative lizard species that are bigger, faster and stronger than native species. They have teeth, and some have bad attitudes. Here’s a look at which ones can ...

Agamas are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. This species can be captured and humanely killed year-round and ...

Peter’s rock agama, an invasive lizard species, is continuously spreading across Florida. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa ( Getty Images/iStock ) The males are up to a foot long ...

Peter’s rock agama could cause an issue for other Florida reptiles that will now be battling against them for food and assets. ... they are not native and should not be here,” Johnson states.

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

Florida's fragile native environment has been invaded by countless exotic and invasive animals that have found their way to places they're not meant to be — most often introduced by humans. They ...

How Instagram's 'yoink guy' uses Florida wildlife to captivate almost 8 million people and what to know about the 2025 Python ...

We have a suggestion for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... Go after invasive reptiles, not native bears ... And that’s why they should be urging people to hunt reptiles, not ...

The lizard, tentatively named Terri or Terrence, is now up for grabs should the rightful owner fail to come forward.

Then, in 2021, the commission, which did not immediately respond to a request ... have established breeding populations (and) Florida has three times as many established species of introduced lizards ...

Park rangers on Thursday captured an Argentine black and white tegu lizard that was spotted in Joseph D. Grant County Park last week.

Local authorities, with the help of professional trappers, removed a 7-foot alligator from the pool of a Jensen Beach home.