Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over alligators. And crocodiles. There's another reptile that's been quietly making itself at home in South Florida for the ...
A comic book ad once let kids order live reptiles through the mail, and the consequences are still unfolding in Florida’s ...
For decades, South Florida's waterways have been home to two native giants: alligators and crocodiles. But a third large reptile has quietly been moving in, and researchers say it's spreading into ...
Caimans have now been documented from Miami-Dade north to Port St. Lucie.
South Florida's reptile story is taking a new turn: Alligators and crocodiles aren't the only large residents anymore. Fresh attention is being paid to invasive spectacled caimans, which have been ...
In the canals, wetlands and marshes of the Florida Everglades, the spectacled caiman has quietly expanded its foothold, threatening an already-vulnerable ecosystem. A new University of Florida study ...
Invasive spectacled caimans are spreading in Florida's Everglades and may pose a threat to restoration efforts. University of Florida researchers said there are several unanswered questions about the ...
Move over alligators. And crocodiles. There's another reptile that's been quietly making itself at home in South Florida for the past 45 years: the spectacled caiman. They've established breeding ...