RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It is now illegal to buy, sell or release an Argentine Black and White Tegu lizard in North Carolina. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission voted for that back in ...

On a sweltering July day, the pickup crunches to a halt on the rocky path as the scientists peer into the overgrowth for signs of their objective. With a single phrase, the researchers jump into ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — With sharp claws and strong teeth, an invasive lizard species is growing in population in one part of the Treasure Coast, wildlife officials warned Wednesday. The Argentine black ...

Wildlife officials in Georgia recently issued a warning about Argentine black and white tegus, 4-foot-long omnivorous reptiles that have been spotted in at least two counties. But earlier this week a ...

REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- An invasive, giant, and dangerous lizard is creeping its way through southeast Georgia and beyond. The Argentine black and white tegu lizards are originally from South America, and ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Sid Pennington has decided to spend his retirement trapping invasive lizards threatening native wildlife in his community. Pennington, 60, has singlehandedly captured at least ...

Read full article: Python hitches sailboat ride from Florida Keys to mainland McKayla Spencer, the Interagency Python Management Coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — The Tegu is a smart and relatively calm lizard, however, they are far from docile when you try and catch one in the wild during their fight-or-flight mode. Their population ...

A child was airlifted to a hospital on Monday after being seriously injured in a crash involving an electric dirt bike in St. Johns County, according to the sheriff’s office. Read full article: The ...

Argentine black and white tegus aren't the most recent invasive species in Florida, and they won't be the last, unfortunately. What they are doing are making themselves at home in Florida. And not ...

New wildlife regulations are in effect in South Carolina banning non-native Argentine black and white tegus from being brought into the state or reproduced. The lizards are being seen more often in ...

FLORIDA, USA — If you have a pet green iguana or tegu and live in Florida, you need to start thinking about getting it permitted and microchipped. New rules approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...