Florida wildlife officials and researchers say Nile monitors, large predatory lizards native to sub-Saharan Africa, have ...

Sometimes courage means facing the impossible… or a 10‑foot python. Follow the story of one fearless young woman who used her instincts - and her bare hands - to secure a giant reptile in the murky ...

The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can now be killed ...