The Kings County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first West Nile virus-related death of a resident in 2025. The first case of West Nile virus infection in Kings County this year was ...

West Nile Virus is the most common mosquito-borne illness in the continental U.S., spreading from infected birds to humans through mosquito bites. While most infected people show no symptoms, about ...

Meet the Nile monitor, an invasive species that the U.S. Geological Survey has called the largest and most dangerous lizard in America. It's well established in Florida, and there have been sightings ...

What do Nile monitor lizards look like? Nile monitors are olive green to black in color and have cream-colored or yellow stripes on the jaw and head. They have rows of yellowish, V-shaped stripes ...