The lizards can grow to be up to 7 feet long.

Two monitor lizards were seen blocking a road as they wrestled in a combat ritual. Footage shows the 3ft (1m) reptiles ...

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, ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. - Former tenants left a massive lizard, called an ornate Niles monitor, behind in their home, Alameda police announced on Monday. Police dispatchers were called about it, and they, in ...

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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 state is focusing on animals doing the most harm. Ones taken off the 'Dirty Dozen' list include chameleons and the Cuban ...

A huge pet lizard was found left behind in a recently vacated home, Alameda police said. The initial call said the animal was ...