The animals are active during the day and are skilled climbers and swimmers. Expert issues warning over dangerous creature wrecking havoc across state: 'Sharp teeth, strong jaws, and sharp claws' ...

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, ...

Meet Rah! He’s a Nile monitor lizard at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe.

There is a variety of ways that monitor lizards hunt and obtain food. Sometimes they actively hunt for food, during the day, searching for prey; other times they will wait patiently and sabotage prey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 7-foot ornate Nile monitor, a type of lizard, climbs the window inside an abandoned Alameda home. Photo: Alameda police ALAMEDA, ...

A disturbance from a mischievous Nile monitor sets off a mass hatching event. When a mother crocodile leaves her nest unattended, a Nile monitor takes the opportunity to steal her eggs. The mother ...

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