Why one of the world's largest lizards was left in a Bay Area home

One of the world’s largest species of lizards, an ornate monitor, was found abandoned in an Alameda home last month, police ...

Cops make shocking discovery after giant ‘Komodo dragon’ spotted inside Bay Area home

Police got quite the shock after getting a call reporting a “Komodo dragon” living inside a Bay Area home. Officers from the ...
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7 Snakes Known for Their Powerful Constriction

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More In the world of snakes, strength and precision often go hand in ...
Savannah Morning News

These invasive Georgia lizards are the biggest, most dangerous in US

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...
The News-Press

These invasive Florida lizards are the biggest, most dangerous in US

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...
UPI

Large tegu lizard spotted wandering loose in Maine

Aug. 25 (UPI) --Police in Maine are asking members of the public to report any sightings of a large tegu lizard spotted wandering loose in Old Town. The Old Town Police Department said on social media ...
Mongabay

US proposes threatened listing for widely trafficked Borneo earless monitor

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing the Borneo earless monitor, an elusive lizard endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, as threatened under the Endangered ...
E&E

Listen up! Feds call for ESA listing of ‘earless’ foreign lizard.

The lizard from Borneo — prized by collectors — would gain federal protections, but some commercial trade could still be allowed. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act ...
NBC New York

VIDEO: Watch the moment when an escaped water monitor lizard was captured

Massachusetts Environmental Police have released new video showing the moment when they captured an escaped water monitor lizard that was on the loose for about two weeks. "Around 2 PM on Saturday, ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Goose the lizard's adventure comes to end, heads to new home at Mass. reptile sanctuary

JESSICA. THE SEARCH HAS REALLY CAPTURED THE MINDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS AREA. HE HAD BEEN MISSING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, BUT HE WAS FOUND IN THIS FOREST OVER THE WEEKEND. HERE’S A LOOK AT GOOSE, THE ...
CBS News

Goose, the wandering water monitor lizard, has been captured

After two weeks of wandering around Massachusetts and Connecticut, Goose, the escaped water monitor lizard, has been captured, the Webster Police Department announced. Following his capture, Goose ...