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Expert issues warning over dangerous creature wrecking havoc across state: 'Sharp teeth, strong jaws, and sharp claws'

The animals are active during the day and are skilled climbers and swimmers. Expert issues warning over dangerous creature ...
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Giant lizard abandoned in vacant Alameda home turns out to be 7-foot Nile monitor

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 lizard ...
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These invasive Florida lizards are the biggest, most dangerous in US

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, ...
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Tenants abandon massive lizard in Alameda

Former tenants left a 7-foot lizard, called an ornate Niles monitor, behind in their home, Alameda police announced on Monday ...
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These big predator lizards eat iguanas, toads and more. Here’s where they lurk in Florida.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...