Climate change has pushed some native Florida species north. While the reptiles prefer South Florida’s climate, they have been spotted around the bay area. Jack Prator is a reporter covering breaking ...

Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida that anecdotally appear to be growing in numbers although there are no good counts of their population statewide. They are a nuisance because they eat ...

Florida rang in the New Year under an Arctic chill — and the cold delivered one of the Sunshine State’s strangest spectacles: iguanas falling from the sky. A sharp cold snap sent temperatures plunging ...

Cold weather in the Fort Myers-Naples area may cause invasive iguanas to fall from trees. Temperatures below 50 degrees can incapacitate cold-blooded reptiles like iguanas and cane toads. While the ...

Temperatures across Florida are dropping and that means iguanas may drop from the trees. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, when temperatures fall to near-freezing or ...

The green iguana is one of the state’s most prolific and conspicuous invasive species with its spikey mohawk, mossy color and prehistoric persona. But during the holiday season, the hides of some of ...

The color change is not only a signal to the opposite sex, but a testament to the invasive animal's adaptivity to the Floridian climate Getty Male green iguanas turn orange during the breeding season ...

Florida's battle with various invasive species has launched an increasingly popular method for controlling populations of non-native green iguanas across the state — and it involves diving in ...

Iguanas are considered an invasive pest in Southwest Florida. An iguana hunter named John Johnson is working to reduce their population. Johnson uses a pneumatic gun for what he describes as a humane ...

Mac Engel: College football’s 12-team playoff is way too long and far too expensive ...

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