Officers dispatched to investigate a report of a “Komodo dragon” inside a vacant Northern California home probably weren’t sure what to expect. The officers found a young ornate Nile monitor had been ...

Alameda police were recently called to a home where the former tenants had reportedly left behind a large Komodo dragon. When police arrived, it turned out to be a young ornate Nile monitor -- a ...

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.

This specimen of the bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx exhibits what paleontologists call the dinosaur death pose or the opisthotonic death pose. An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed ...

Stop us if you’ve heard this one: A hedgehog, a river otter and an iguana walk into a local exotic animal hospital … Whether intentional or otherwise, exotic pets like sharks, macaws and pythons have ...

Garcia Subaru Pet Pics is a segment that highlights New Mexico Living viewers’ pets. Monday’s featured pet is Asclepius, a black and white Argentine tegu lizard. Owner Jacob Myers said he has been ...

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The Old Town Police Department said residents should not approach the lizard if they spot the creature Old Town Police Department Known for its lobsters, the state of Maine is making headlines because ...

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - The Old Town lizard remains on the loose. A Tegu lizard was spotted on Hillside Avenue on Marsh Island over the weekend. Since that time authorities in Old Town have been ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Police in Old Town are looking for a big lizard on the loose. They say it was last seen near a home on Hillside Avenue. “The owner said that it was his understanding that it was ...

ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, THANK YOU. A TOWN IN MAINE IS ASKING ITS RESIDENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR A LIZARD ON THE LOOSE. THEY BELIEVE IT’S A TEGU WHICH HAVE SHARP TEETH AND CLAWS. THEY SAY IT WAS SPOTTED ...