The best way to celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day is to ensure there are more gopher tortoises across their natural range in the ...

By Spoorthy Raman Although a superpower, the U.S. is under constant invasion — we’re not talking humans here but meek-looking ...

Years ago, Jason Bourque was digging through storage at the Florida Museum of Natural History when he came across a mysterious vertebra from an unknown animal. He returned to the fossil again and ...

The lizards may have swum or “island hopped ... In Florida, they eat alligator eggs and threatened gopher tortoise hatchlings, harming native wildlife and competing with them for food ...

It said the prairie rattler feeds on lizards, mice, rats and pocket gophers. The massasauga rattlesnake is found in the eastern two-thirds of the state, the KDWP website said. It is capable of ...

Unlike some other lizards, the tegu rarely climbs more than ... turkeys—and other reptiles like the American alligator and gopher tortoise which are protected species. They will also eat chicken ...

Recently, a number of Argentine black and white tegus have been spotted in Georgia, as well as in Texas and Florida. The tegu is a large, invasive species of lizard that's native to South America ...

These lizards can grow up to five feet long ... They also consume the threatened gopher tortoise, eating eggs and hatchlings. Tegus are listed as a prohibited species in Florida and may not ...

Unlike some other lizards, the tegu rarely climbs more than ... turkeys—and other reptiles like the American alligator and gopher tortoise which are protected species. They will also eat chicken ...

particularly sea turtles and gopher tortoises. Tegus are known to prey on these species' eggs, complicating ongoing conservation efforts for vulnerable animals. The FWC is urging residents to remain ...

Unlike some other lizards, the tegu rarely climbs more than ... turkeys—and other reptiles like the American alligator and gopher tortoise which are protected species. They will also eat chicken ...