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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before the fence, there was the lizard. From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences ...

California is home to a surprising number of non-native reptiles that have established populations far outside their natural habitats. These species primarily arrived through the pet trade, accidental ...

Southern California’s alligator lizards eat the arachnids with abandon, and seem to have evolved immunity to their toxins. The western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus) may spin a disorderly ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Department of Fish and Wildlife today recommended that the Temblor legless lizard move toward protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The action came in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California scientists have discovered four species of legless lizards hidden in unlikely habitats among central valley oil derricks, sand dunes at the end of a Los Angeles ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native reptiles. A growing number of lizards, snakes, and turtles from other parts of ...