Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-standing assumptions about the brown recluse spider, ...

Nile monitor lizards are dangerous, invasive predators in Florida. Here's where they are in the state and what to do if you ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters.

Oklahoma remains a high concern state because Oklahoma State University limits medical concern to two spiders, the brown ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

“This research shows that brown recluse spiders aren’t the boogeyman that everyone makes them out to be,” Coticchio said.

University of Florida experts warn that some popular plants sold in stores are invasive and harmful to the state's ecosystem. Eight common invasive plants found in Florida retail centers include ...

Brevard Zoo secured $1.75 million in federal funding for its new sea turtle care complex, part of the planned $140 million ...

This report examines Asia’s forgotten giant spiders and the real danger they present to humans. Their size, powerful fangs, venom potency, and rapid strike behavior increase the risk of serious injury ...

In this video I check if a spider can actually get dizzy by putting it on a turntable and spinning it to see if it can walk straight afterwords. Then I talk about what makes us dizzy and how a spider ...