MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Thursday will take up a plan to address tegu lizards, pythons, and other invasive reptiles that officials say are causing ...
Florida has an invasive reptile problem, and it’s not just the Burmese python. Though it doesn’t have its own Super Bowl or a Discovery Channel TV show dedicated to its hunters, the Argentine black ...
University of Florida wildlife biologist Lindsey Garner holds an Argentine tegu trapped in the southern Everglades. Biologists fear the number of invasive reptiles is increasing and may threaten ...
Wildlife managers in Florida are finally moving to address an existential question: If the state is like an all-you-can eat buffet for invasive reptiles originally introduced as exotic pets, then why ...
Dr. Melissa Miller–a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project ...
(WSVN) - We’re going to introduce you to a large Latin American lizard with an even larger appetite. It’s called a Tegu, and its numbers are exploding here in South Florida. In tonight’s special ...