Warning about nile monitor lizard

[@Chaptor]

That was a blackthroat monitor.

[@djmonroy]

Fr what ti spread the word but want to show people the wrong monitor

[@runningbear8088]

@@djmonroy yeah what I think happened there with the black throat I think it was somebody's pet they just wanted to get more of the animals on TV to show people but that's a bad idea because it missing forms people the first couple of shots were the Nile monitor but then they showed a couple that were the black throat which is a heavier bodied lizard than the Nile but bought from Africa as you know I don't like that one knows the news media missing forms people

[@natewilberding4918]

Fr

[@anther2023]

Minute 1:10 was a black throat monitor! Don’t spread negativity abt these awesome creatures! Black throat and Nile monitors are NOT the same!

[@drcloudgardens3866]

That was actually a tegu

[@reptilesandmore4924]

i see like three different monitor lizards but ok

[@local_rels1153]

reptiles and more right 😂😂😂

[@yarus5889]

reptiles and more first was a Savannah

[@sd906238]

The pet cats do a lot more damage than the lizards.

[@abdielramos2333]

Soo true man

[@mm_exotics1175]

Honestly

[@S.F157]

Not really because I heard of Nile monitor pet owner that said they got scratched just for trying to handle it .... and we not finna talk about the wild ones .

[@kylelongjohn837]

@@S.F157 no. House cats are the MOST destructive pet to the ecosystem.

[@YooRyuk]

Bush Craft should trim their nails if they are kept properly their nails will be trimmed by them selfs by digging scratching etc

[@UnderDogGamingUK]

2:05 now that is a Nile monitor LOL

[@alexcrowder1673]

lol atleast they got it right once lol.

[@michaelkirsten6879]

I've worked with lizards and snakes for 15 Years. I own a Asian Water Monitor which is Dog Tame. I plan on Keeping Her Forever So- DON'T YOU JUDGE REPTILES OR THEIR OWNERS!!! MOST REPTILES FOUND OUT THERE Were SET FREE AFTER HURRICANES and FLOODS So Don't Blame the Owners for loosing their pets.

[@alexcrowder1673]

Well said. I own a Nile myself whose dog tame as well. I'd never get rid of him.

[@tonybryant2767]

Alex Crowder i got one also and he climbs on the bed and sleeps next to me these people always fear everything insted of understanding and respecting the nature of something

[@alexcrowder1673]

all purpose Thats awesome man! Id love to see videos. I let mine sleep on the bed a few times, but hes got his own room now thats been converted into a huge enclosure. Hes at least 6ft 3 inches and still growing! Im not saying they are practical pets, they absolutely are NOT for everyone, but I wouldnt trade my Nile for anything.

[@katt6559]

I have a nile monitor pet. Hes the best pet I've had so far. He gets so much attention and SO spoiled when i walk him 😛😂

[@ZoiidBurg]

7 years later, I hope you and your monitor are still going strong 💪

[@insaneinnixa]

Nile's can't grow to 8 feet wtf

[@jerrysienfeld7830]

wasnt even a nile either

[@FantasyVisuals]

Niles can kill humans too. Super intelligent , they bite like a Greyhound. In other words , they inflict massive damage. Very dangerous

[@Geralt_of-Rivia]

Wild Nile Monitors can get to 8ft actually, just pretty rare. Usually 6 or possibly even 7 feet max, but will occasionally reach 8ft long. She should've said "can get up to 7ft long" though, as that is the common max size. Everything else about the video was wrong though.

[@zachmiller8568]

1:13 OMG!!!! its not a nile, its a blackthroat! how do they get them mixed up!?

[@jakkiesmith5921]

I know right

[@heroes9162007]

Yea that's right

[@GoldenSquadFeedings]

Someone on the news crew probably owned it as a pet and decided to use it for B-roll footage.

[@longobardilounge8238]

All those sightings are probably all the same lizard

[@DragonReaver]

Love how the news says watch out for them when they dont even give an accurate picture of one.

[@serpentexotics2971]

Fr

[@lightningboltt5437]

Isnt that a goaana

[@serpentexotics2971]

@@lightningboltt5437 it's a black throat monitor

[@michealtomelloso3912]

Let the lizards be,we have our territory they have theirs.

[@katt6559]

I own one of that "invasive" species. Hes an amazing pet that gets SO much attention when we go for walks

[@HondoTrailside]

That is the useful part about all these weird pets - puts a label on losers and narcissists.

[@jeanlasting5467]

I live in dc and I want one. You think it's a good idea?

[@robgeorgia8801]

@@jeanlasting5467 I think it's a great idea.... One thing they don't tell you is how much faster they become trained if you allow him to sleep on the bottom part of your bed... It takes less than half the time for him to become docile..

[@ColinS89]

@@jeanlasting5467 No, get a real pet. These lizards are wild animals and shouldn’t be kept in captivity. What’s worse, people often buy them then realize they’re too big/temperamental to handle and release them into the wild where they wreak havoc. If you insist on having one then it should be kept in a custom built enclosure in lots of space, ie, not in DC. But, as someone who has worked with snakes/reptiles before, my best advice is to get over your “exotic pet” fascination. They aren’t meant to be captive and keeping them that way is unhealthy and dangerous (for the animal, for you, and for others). If you have a desire to work with such creatures then there are ways that don’t involve keeping it as a pet (because it isn’t one). Exotic pet people are the reason we have pythons ruining the Everglades.

[@manateeman7138]

When i wasn’t experienced with monitors a few years ago i would of thought the blackthroats shown in this where savanahs

[@bromaro]

You don't need to be experienced to do that

[@Alierious]

I’m from South Sudan we live along the Nile and this is a delicacy

[@christinabrown246]

Don’t kill them

[@crimsonrabbit8110]

Looks like there’s more than one montitor that’s invasive lol

[@toxicognathguy4874]

“What she saw was a Nile monitor lizard.” Insert black throat monitor.

[@infamousgamer289]

Talking about nile monitors and shows a video of a black throat? Well Niles in the wild usually only reach 2-3ft but may not be including tail, opposed to the idea that they reach 8ft? In captivity, yes but even that's rare.

[@ridefree2153]

The media do make me laugh, first show a picture of a different, second clip they showed a black throat ether are nile monitor it's just stupidly funny

[@alexcrowder1673]

I work at a reptile shop aswell as raise Niles at home. They actually get the same size in captivity and in the wild, which is generally 6ft. No recorded nile has ever reached a full 8ft, although, there is a lake in Africa where niles grow much larger than normal. They are still nile monitors but they are genetically larger than normal niles. The largest nile from that lake topped out at 7'11" making it the largest nile ever recorded. However captive niles are not imported from this location so captive niles almost never grow longer than 7ft and anything over 6.5ft is extremely rare. My huge male will probably get to about 6.5ft but he's an absolute monster. He's easily twice the size of other niles his age. He was already 4ft by the time he was 9 months old. He's currently 5+ft and still growing. You can find his videos on my channel. He's pottytrained, comes when I call him by name etc. They are actually incredibly smart.

[@infamousgamer289]

not every Nile monitor gets to eat like the next, like if you see a video of a rescued Nile monitor that hasn't been fed like it should, more than likely even after its cared for it will not reach to the size of something like your monitor; if a monitor lizard eats better in the wild than in captivity somethings wrong :p, the point is some Niles in the wild never get to reach its max potential due to lack of food where others are able to eat better, they will also grow larger but that's basic.

[@infamousgamer289]

just clicked on your channel and he looks awesome, I've owned 4 savannah monitors currently 3, and a black throat monitor, I might get a nile or water monitor sometime

[@andrewhigdon8346]

My boy got to exactly 6’. About 40+ lbs, depending on how many rats in his gut. Or rotisserie chicken carcasses. Or blue crabs. Or eggs. Or whatever he wanted. Damn I miss him. Raised him from baby 21” to 6’ in about 5 yrs. had him for 15 yrs. painful loss. Yes, somewhat potty trained. He lived in my detached garage, no cage, when he was full grown. Scratched at the door to go out, same to come in when the sun dropped. Too much. Awesome. And very, very smart.

[@manpreetvirk]

funny how florida talks about all these invasive reptiles, but forgets to mention the worst invasive species that has caused the most environmental damage second to humans that only eats 1 out of every 10 kill. Thats right its a pet cat

[@trevaunlewis]

Yet people just seem to LOVE cats while being completely ignorant of what they really are

[@alexcrowder1673]

Actually he has a point. Housecats have absolutely devastated many populations of rare birds. They have even eradicated certain species. Not that I don't love cats, I own 3, but they do destroy native wildlife and many don't even eat what they kill.

[@amyd8202]

And they still arent as invasive as PEOPLE

[@brendanb6686]

there awesome and u showed a black throat monitor

[@pdiz]

Lizards Lives Matter

[@The_Superpack]

YEEEESSSSS!!!!

[@mrparker7487]

Yours dont

[@fernandomaciasjr7638]

This is a Savannah monitor, Nile monitors and water monitors look very similar

[@kadenh4391]

The videos at 1:09 and at 1:43 show a Black-Throated Monitor, not a Nile Monitor. They also do not only eat eggs and typically they would not pose a threat to a dog as large as a golden retriever. A very large adult specimen could kill a cat, but as long as the owners are watching, the monitor would not be a threat.

[@GoldenSquadFeedings]

It's possible for a nile monitor to look as large as a golden retriever, but they would have to be the largest specimen ever and have to puff themselves up.

[@makootithebionicman3612]

why did they show a Savannah Monitor?

[@BrandonJames-zl7hf]

They show a few different types of monitor lizard. There are quite a few different types of monitor lizard they are amazing

[@nestility288]

I think they're showing different monitor species because they don't have many recorded clips of the Niles themselves. They are an invasive species in Florida tho, that's factual at least

[@serenity_watches1715]

My boyfriend has a pet Nile moniter 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@seewhaticando3885]

1:12 you dorks talking about the nile monitor and showing us a black throat monitor.. srsly..

[@CorporalChianelli]

Own two Niles male and female both tame, leash broke and respond to their names, I swim with them as well. So for all you idiots out there who know nothing about Nile Monitors save the rest of mankind your petty bullshit that you have read or heard. Niles are naturally aggressive but really which reptiles aren't? If you've owned a Nile and couldn't handle it enough to tame than your just a ill advised pet owner that didn't understand the reptile. Their highly intelligent and take alot in unlike a dog you have to start slow and build trust with them talk to them so they familiarize themselves with your voice. And hand feeding is a must for taming and better to feed deli meat or dead food to reduce their aggression. In their youth being bit is an eventuality with Niles it will happen sooner or later.

[@alexcrowder1673]

I agree, I've got a Nile as well and the news is giving them a ridiculous reputation. I've been lucky enough not to be bitten but my Niles an oddball. I've been bitten by other monitors but oddly enough he's never even tried. He's a 4ft Male just barely 10 months old.

[@alexcrowder1673]

I think its funny that theyve only caught 20 in over a year... I bet over half of those "Niles" that they caught werent even actual Niles. I mean this whole video is just one misidentification after another. Do the people at florida fish and wildlife even have any training with monitors? It sure doesnt seem like it.... How do they expect to erradicate the species killing 20 per year anyways? A single large female Nile lays about 60 eggs at a time. 20 captures a year just isnt going to cut it..... Something tells me the Niles in florida arent leaving anytime soon haha. I guess north america finally has monitor lizards for good.

[@moongypsysc]

Not all people that own exotics are irresponsible. Sick of the mentality that dogs and cats are a man's best friend. I have a Nile as well as other exotics.

[@NB-ky5ol]

Shannon You should get rid of it. I don’t think you should be allowed to put neighbors at risk because you think lizards are fluffy and cute🤛

[@anomous2307]

I think some species are just to risky for the surrounding habitat. Even with the best intentions, unknowns happen, idk about these lizards ^^. I live in the desert, but the surrounding forests have taken a big toll from Bark Beetles. I've never been to the swamp but I would hate to see anything happen to our forests here in Arizona. As for the desert itself, aside from plants and some insects, this is an ideal place to live if you have exotic pets. I can't name one invasive animal that survives in the desert.

[@Darthbelal]

Correct, BUT baby Nile Monitors are cheap and the people who buy them have no idea what they're getting into. It'd be nice if there were other qualifications to owning any kind of pet rather than a valid credit card......

[@ColinS89]

Lol stfu. Dogs have evolved over millions of years with close contact with men. Lizards/snakes/spiders/etc haven’t, it’s just a simple fact. Maybe there is some universe out there where lizards are man’s best friend, but it isn’t this one, and pretending it is is harmful in numerous ways. It harms the environment, it can harm normal peoples real pets, and it can harm other people. If there was some sort of licensure or training program as a prerequisite to buying these pets, then that’d be a different story. However, atm, anybody in denial or with a “desperate to be different” mentality can own one with no regard to how it can effect the world around them. If you’re so desperate to be different then dye your hair blue or something, leave the dangerous animals to the experts.

[@IloveFishing795]

N B Really? Well seeing as you cite "putting neighbors at risk", do pet lizards have anywhere near the rapsheet as pitbulls who people make excuses for all the time despite statistics claiming otherwise or do you not want to talk about that?

[@lakotacollins5451]

I find it funny how they are talking about Nile Monitors but they show a Roughneck Monitor 😂

[@sdqsdq6274]

what rough neck , there isnt any pic of it

[@Tmsrainforest]

That’s a black throat

[@smallmanz]

It was only a matter of time before monitor lizards came to Florida..

[@UnderDogGamingUK]

The fail is the new station using wrong video clips as if monitor don't get a bad rep as it is. And as for Nile's been there anyway. That is down to people letting there pets go as they get to big.

[@alexcrowder1673]

Also a warehouse released a ton of them. That's where the breeding population came from. Very few we're actually peoples pets and it's actually extremely illegal to own a nile in Florida now.

[@fredhebshie5525]

I would love making a home for my slimey friends!!! Don't abandon them or kill them!! They are beautiful animals!! At least give them a chance for a happy life!! Donate them 2 me!! Im more than happy to pay freight n shipping!! Hit me up on FB!!!

[@jamescool3424]

Woah, the female anchorman is indeed beautiful

[@stevetrivago]

One of my co-workers received one in a pistachio tree he ordered last month .. We live in Pennsylvania

[@IntrepidExotics]

Talking about Niles and showing a pic of a black throat monitor...

[@brianedwards6733]

That wasn’t a Nile monitor in the video

[@TheSuperbadkneegrow]

wasn't that a Savannah monitor they showed?

[@elijahdontrelljones]

That was a black throat monitor and they dont get 8ft they get 5ft

[@angelsdevils2956]

Florida needs some invasive Komodo Dragons 👈😃👍

[@andremarion4688]

That was not a nile monitor

[@Moe-wp6yp]

That’s not a Nile monitor lizard that’s a blackthroat monitor

[@wyattwalker3868]

Omfg 8 feet, lady what are you smoking, they can get maybe 4-5 max.

[@alexcrowder1673]

Duck on Quack My male Nile is at least 6ft 3, but yeah an 8ft Nile would be like seeing an 8ft human. Sure, technically it's possible, but you'll probably never see it in your lifetime.

[@ylohere6999]

First of all almost all of the monitors where not even niles the only thing they got right was they eat eggs

[@LHELT464]

1:48 lol that’s a black throat monitor

[@DodgedodgesProblems]

So they’re gonna allow a 6 foot cat lizard (monitor lizard) but not a 4 foot lizard dog (tegus)

[@crimsonrabbit8110]

That’s a black throat monitor... explain?

[@BrandonJames-zl7hf]

It's an Asian water monitor... very similar I understand the confusion

[@woodiefiregameing3734]

When she says she saw a nile monitor and they showed it. that is a rock monitor i know because i have a white throat monitor lizard and that was a black throat

[@johnnynunez7045]

If they aren't bothering people leave them alone

[@jecarsepulveda8237]

First iguanas then pythons, then argentina lizard , now this smh

[@envyism3746]

This ignorant bs gave me a headache

[@shanetsung3558]

"Evasive Species".....humans using that term always made me laugh...

[@zobie-qq4ly]

Am I the only one who finds oddly hilarious

[@MrVapor520]

lol thats not a nile monitor, ive had 1 for years and i can tell you definatly not the best pet, not even a good pet but that in the video is definatly not a nile

[@alexcrowder1673]

As a fellow Nile owner I agree with every word you said lol. I love my nile to death but they are WAY too much for the average person to handle. You should post some videos of your nile. I have an 18 month old male on my channel if you are interested. He's a 5ft+ male.

[@JeevesReturns]

Ok, it’s an invasive species and that’s not good for out ecosystem, but the way they describe it as a threat it’s no more of a caution than a gator and we ignore those all day long.

[@lobonocturno420]

That's not a nile monitor 1:45

[@UnderDogGamingUK]

What has saw was a BLACK THROAT MONITOR get in right LOL

[@melindac3368]

"Stand your ground" Floridians! Carry your guns with you just in case because they'll eat your beloved dogs and cats and every other kind of pet you have if they catch them outside. Good ol' Florida. Maybe a really big one will decide to become a member of Mar-a-lago.

[@gv2817]

Bruh, the image they show is a Asian water monitor.

[@CronusandRhea]

Who cares there are more dumb snake keepers letting their "cobras" loose than there are monitors.

[@jacobrow11]

And I swear if you people lay one finger on the Burmese python i'm gunna put a lawsuit on Florida game and fish commission

[@jacobrow11]

Or maybe just sue them

[@zoeyhughs3762]

Bru why would ya'll want to get rid of them I mean they have the same right to be on this Earth just like every other species

[@Soulsnipest1]

I don't understand why they complain about the nile monitor, honestly they are not that big of a threat, they have fucking alligators.

[@alexcrowder1673]

so true, and nile monitors have very small heads and swallow prey whole. They actually aren't much of a threat to anything bigger than a small rabbit. They don't even bother cats because they are too big and waaaay too much hassle. Cats will happily kill baby nile monitors though. And of course alligtors are much much worse as far as what they can eat. An alligator can take down just about anything in Florida.

[@Polosatiy_Varan]

@@alexcrowder1673 Adult Nile monitors kill and eat cats occasionally. They ripping apart and eating like crocs and gators.

[@Ky_Mycology]

Talking about Nile montior but shows BlachThroat monitor lol

[@zoeyhughs3762]

And if I lived there and saw one I would NOT send a picture to ya'll or help ya'll get rid of them

[@aundreking3572]

That was a black throat monitor their more docile then niles

[@eividdcdycyzuxucu4785]

I would honestly rather lizards then some kind of mountain lion or something that could kill somebody.

[@princegoro180]

Run Henry run!!!!

[@joesantos99]

Similar "bulk" as his golden retriever?! Ok buddy go smoke some more DMT

[@randquadrozzi1280]

encountered them twice while fishing the canals in cape coral fl.I'll take gators or cottonmouths any day over them maybe cause I'm used to them.1 seemed to be tracking my little dog so i just left.

[@dylanmccallister1888]

That was a black throat and niles dont get 8 feet? You are way way way more likely to get killed by american crocodiles and alligators that they're competing with now. Niles dont hunt so much as steal their food even from nile crocodiles, certainly aren't big enough to have the confidence to go after you or me like a gator. And i thought you guys were trying to control those, and they're native. These will lower their populations

[@0minous187]

i miss my nile monitor

[@itsamemario333]

lmao it's a black throat.

[@shaenakalmaraz2661]

Shoot they're going to eat eggs of other invasive species, such as the snakes that have completely overrun the community. They're going to eat the rats, the large insects nobody wants. I'd take it as a blessing and a solution to many problems. But I just love monitors. I have a Savannah myself. 🖤snoozier.

[@jamesdugas571]

Let em all in

[@legendary9256]

No nile ma la rock

[@dhb2322]

newbs

[@Olandosland]

Hate news reporters they grow 5 ' not 8'

[@whadayadoin3300]

Start eating

[@reptilesfromhell69]

Black throat monitor .. varanus albigularis

[@seannic66]

and the other pic is a Argus lol

[@whitemorphius4496]

Katie Johnson should hit my line 😍🥴

[@tiedyeearth9686]

How cruel to kill this species of rare animals! 😡

[@funnyjoke3139]

best curry ever

[@johntaylorpelletier9349]

Hell I'll take one of them big guys and take it home with me

[@johndeaton7968]

Wow. That was a lot of disinformation😂

[@runningbear8088]

Well so far I've seen a couple Nile monitors then I've seen another African specie called the black throat monitor let's see what else they come up with so yeah just finished watching this yeah they had to black throat monitors they showed which is a heavier bodied lizard compared to the Nile but they are from Africa both species I would love to go to Florida you catch these Critters but I'd be taking them home so I don't know how good that would be but if you need somebody down there to catch these things I will come down

[@Kendall_Shaw]

Why cant news people get anything right lol why call it a nile monitor than show pics/video of a black throat monitor.and the first pic of an ornate monitor.They can atleast get their facts straight and the right pics of an actual nile monitor.

[@alexcrowder1673]

Hey it's you again! Haha, I was thinking the exact same thing. btw I'm really impressed that you recognized the first picture as an ornate monitor. No-one else seemed to notice that one since they are so similar looking to niles. Also that ornate is the picture that Wikipedia has for their nile monitor page even though you are right, it's an ornate. Seriously, you've got a really good eye!

[@Kendall_Shaw]

Haha well im glad me and you are on the same page lol yeah when i was looking i noticed that it wasnt even a nile like news people come on Lol

[@trevaunlewis]

+Kendall Shaw I'm not gonna lie, I honestly thought that was an Asian species when I saw it. I couldn't tell what it was because the entire face wasn't shown

[@raymondwilson293]

Lol, we are the invasive species. Nature determins ideal habitat for each species, not humans.

[@jacobrow11]

Better yet i'm thinking about suspending them

[@まるおはな]

アフリカンロックモニター

[@chrishasaclue]

Who castes? There harmless

[@0080-k9e]

they taste good.. start the bbq

[@Kilrex]

should of catch it and keep it thats what i would do

[@alexcrowder1673]

Same lol, it's mating season and my Male Nile is going absolutely crazy trying to find a female. Maybe I should visit Florida and bring him back a gf lol.

[@rookiefreediver7522]

I suggest spearing them or getting them with a bow and cooking the meat. Om Nom Nom Nom Noms!!