Montey was done in by a python. The African Nile monitor lizard — a mini-Godzilla that crept around Opal Court in Deltona — was euthanized by a veterinarian at the Halifax Humane Society to make room ...

Americans may be working hard this weekend to stuff their faces with a plethora of turkey, sides, and pie, but when it comes to animals biting off more than they can chew, pythons have us beat. Video ...

For much of their delightfully unlikely movie career, the comedy troupe Broken Lizard has attempted to put some sparkle back into the word “sophomoric.” The group first met in college, and their humor ...

University of Florida wildlife biologist Lindsey Garner holds an Argentine tegu trapped in the southern Everglades. Biologists fear the number of invasive reptiles is increasing and may threaten ...

A hungry python was wedged in a drain while trying to eat a monitor lizard. The 8ft serpent was trying to drag its meal underground but became trapped in a pipe near a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, ...

Nile monitor lizard burrows can rack up millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure such as sidewalks and seawalls.

Joseph Burnett grew up in South Florida, hunting snakes and collecting lizards from the subtropical ecosystem. Today, he lives in Idaho, but still travels to Florida several times a year on hunts to ...

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