The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents involving the animal.

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive and dangerous species, are spreading across Florida. Here's where they are and what to do if you see one.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WEBSTER, Mass. (WPRI) — Goose, the 5-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped from a Webster home two weeks ago, is no longer on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DOUGLAS, Mass. (WWLP) – The elusive water monitor lizard named Goose, missing since mid-July, has once again resurfaced, this time ...

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

July 21 (UPI) --Animal control officers in Massachusetts are on the hunt for a water monitor lizard on the loose in Webster. Webster Animal Control said in a Facebook post on Friday that the monitor ...

There's been a new sighting of the water monitor lizard that's been wandering around parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The five-foot-long lizard named Goose crawled out of a second-floor window ...

The five-foot-long water monitor lizard that escaped from his home in Webster two weeks ago has been found.Webster Police say Goose has been captured, although they did not immediately provide details ...

These days, when scientists announce they've discovered a new species of animal, it's usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod.

Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern ...

Officials say the water monitor lizard that escaped from a Webster, Massachusetts home earlier this month was spotted over the weekend in Connecticut. Police in Webster said Goose, a 5-foot-long ...

WEBSTER, Mass. (WPRI) — Goose, the 5-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped from a Webster home two weeks ago, is no longer on the loose. Massachusetts Environmental Police Captain Scott Amati ...