The green iguana has become a ubiquitous sight across South Florida, often lounging in trees or sunning itself on sidewalks.

Climate change has pushed some native Florida species north. While the reptiles prefer South Florida’s climate, they have ...

Florida is home to dozens of invasive species. Most don't react well to cold weather. Temperatures in the Fort Myers area ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve in Atlantic Beach, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guardrail was ...

A First Coast News crew was walking through Dutton Island Preserve, filming video for a story when something caught their attention. Stradling a guard rail was a foot-long, brown lizard that was way ...

Argentine tegus are coming to a community near you. Black and white lizards that grow up to 5 feet in length, tegus are among the next wave of invasive species moving into the Southwest Florida region ...

An invasive orange-headed lizard has been increasingly common around Florida neighborhoods lately. Known as Peter's rock agamas, the sizable lizards threaten the habitats of small insects and other ...

Invasive Nile monitors in Georgia have been labeled the largest and most dangerous lizards in the U.S. Where are they? How dangerous are they?

Everyone knows by now that Florida has a problem with the invasive Burmese python. Wild Burmese pythons can pose some risk to ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday, with competitors starting as early as 12:01 a.m. searching the Everglades to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons. Hundreds of people have ...