Two Florida officers snapped a selfie to document their encounter with a large 10-foot alligator that had broken through a screen surrounding a backyard pool.
A 12-foot alligator was released into nature after it was found roaming the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, last week, military officials wrote on Facebook.
Federal wildlife officials have declared the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species due to threats from energy development, sand mining and climate change.
The Peter's rock agama, a lizard species native to tropical, sub-Saharan Africa, is believed to have been first introduced to Florida in the 1970s as pets.
A green iguana forced its way into a Miami home this week, where it hid out between kitchen cabinets until Humane Iguana Control arrived to remove the invasive reptile.
Two sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after having injuries treated at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida.
A fisherman from Kentucky reeled in a monster-sized, 200-pound alligator snapping turtle in Texas; he also caught a massive alligator gar that has been submitted for a world record.