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

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

Friends, I’ve been spending an awful lot of time in the woods, following the turkey flocks. I’ve seven properties I’ll be ...

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are ...

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

Recently, I parked in front of a garbage can on a patch of grass that accommodates a public park in my town of Pembroke Pines, part of South Florida’s Broward County. As a regular visitor, I ...

Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.

The St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida, was named the most alligator-infested river in the state, according to A-Z ...

Florida incentivizes hunters to eliminate invasive Burmese pythons through programs offering cash rewards. The invasive snakes, numbering in the tens of thousands, disrupt the Everglades ecosystem by ...