With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the ...

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

Wildlife biologists and trappers in Florida say Nile monitors are an up-and-coming invasive species that threatens native wildlife.

A Portland man is facing felony charges after he allegedly attacked a transgender woman at a MAX stop at Portland State University on Sunday, then hurled racist slurs at two of the campus police ...

Iran’s foreign minister said that Tehran would attack U.S. military bases if Washington conducts strikes in the Middle Eastern country, warning that “U.S. bases are spread all over the region.” “In my ...

HAZEL PARK, Mich. – A 51-year-old man from Hazel Park is facing charges after reportedly hitting a man with a hatchet. The investigation into Robert Narducci started early Thursday morning, Jan. 29, ...

The historic cold front that sent temperatures plummeting to record or near-record lows precipitated a lot of "frozen" iguanas falling from trees in South Florida. Although the invasive lizards may ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

SEATTLE — A 12-year-old boy was arrested in Seattle and could face a judge after allegedly attacking a woman with a screwdriver and robbing her in the Central District. The incident occurred on Jan.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large lizard initially reported as a Komodo dragon was rescued from an Alameda home after police and animal control responded to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...