One of the hottest classes of drugs in the world owes part of its origin story to a weird desert lizard with a venomous bite ...

Meet the thorny devil, a dragon-like lizard with a false head that lives in the scrubland and deserts of Australia.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents ...

Certified animal lover Celine Tails adds a truly unique member to her "mini-zoo" by unboxing a rare and prehistoric-looking ...

Certified animal lover Celine Tails introduces her massive Mexican beaded lizard, revealing the surprisingly gentle and ...

The whole town of Webster is on the hunt after a giant pet lizard ran loose from its home. Meet Goose: A five-foot-long water monitor who is on the loose in his Webster Neighborhood. Oliva Williams, a ...

"There is no pharmacy, no medicines, none of that,” say traditional Andean healers who have sacrificed the jararanko for medicinal use for generations. But scientists say it could do more harm than ...

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Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Nature ...

It’s been over one full week since Goose the water monitor escaped from his Webster home, and now, he has finally been spotted! According to the town of Thompson, Connecticut, Animal Control, the ...

A local animal control agency is asking the public for help after a water monitor was reported to be on the loose in Webster, Massachusetts. The large lizard, which has been loose for two days, was ...