Despite a healthy alligator population thriving in the Everglades, a guaranteed sighting doesn’t actually exist. However, when water levels drop, animal life in this diverse ecosystem is funneled into ...

On a sweltering July day, the pickup crunches to a halt on the rocky path as the scientists peer into the overgrowth for signs of their objective. With a single phrase, the researchers jump into ...

Get close to the prehistoric reptiles that returned from near extinction to become an emblem of conservation in south Florida ...

Florida’s latest invasive species is a 4-foot-long South American lizard with a taste for eggs that threatens the Everglades’ ground-nesting animals. Laura Roberts has always loved reptiles, so she ...

In the slow-moving canals and shadowy marshes of the Florida Everglades live some of the most dangerous creatures. You ...

Now to the Florida Everglades, where a hunt is underway for lizards who are not just relatively new to the neighborhood, they're considered a threat to indigenous species. The Argentine black and ...

If you’re walking past a canal in South Florida and see something run across the water, chances are you’re not witnessing a biblical miracle – just a neat-looking lizard that’s not from around here.

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the Burmese Pythons slithering through the Everglades. However, one species has been ...

A bright searchlight pierces the darkness as the 18-foot airboat glides across the Everglades, the beam igniting small sparkling shimmers in the ink-black water dotted with lily pads. Glowing gator ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla – Some people spend their retirement traveling the world or relaxing at home. Sid Pennington spends his trapping the invasive lizards threatening native wildlife in his community ...

FLORIDA – Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the Burmese Pythons slithering through the Everglades. However, one species ...

As I write this column on my back porch, I’m watching a red-headed agama lizard scurry across the top of the screen enclosure over the pool. I can’t stand these things. I’m annoyed every time I see ...