Home lizards, including geckos and anoles, presented no major toxicity threat to humans and help control insect populations.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — State wildlife officials are considering tighter rules for owning venomous reptiles — or possibly banning ownership altogether. “We have had a couple of escapes of ...

Conditional reptiles include several types of python species, green anacondas and Nile monitors, while the venomous reptile category includes all other native and non-native species.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — State wildlife officials are considering tighter rules for owning venomous reptiles — or possibly banning ownership altogether. “We have had a couple of escapes of ...

Unlike venomous snakes, Mexican beaded lizards don't have fangs. Instead, they have a few grooved teeth that deliver their venom. These teeth are on the lower jaw, near the venom glands.

They also eat invasive species, such as green iguanas. A diet study by Frank Mizzotti at UF found that the lizards even ingest poisonous invasive cane toads, with seemingly no ill effects.

In both cases, the owners held an commission-issued permit to keep venomous reptiles. The News Herald reports that Commission Chairman Brian Yablonski said he could not find any benefit to owning ...