--- title: Nile Crocodiles Identified in Florida description: Five Nile Crocodiles, members of a species native to Sub-Saharan Africa, have been found in Florida canonical: https://time.com/4346657/nile-crocodiles-found-in-florida/ author: Joey Lautrup article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-24T18:17:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T17:48:21.397Z article:section: Science og:title: Nile Crocodiles Found in Florida og:description: The animals made it to Florida from Sub-Saharan Africa og:url: https://time.com/4346657/nile-crocodiles-found-in-florida/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d0a5bb33bedf3b2/698894abe20a87da4fa90f7c/brightcove.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1920 og:image:height: 1080 og:image:alt: Brightcove og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nile Crocodiles Found in Florida twitter:description: The animals made it to Florida from Sub-Saharan Africa twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d0a5bb33bedf3b2/698894abe20a87da4fa90f7c/brightcove.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nile Crocodiles Found in Florida > Sponsored content. 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According to [the study](http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume%5F11/Issue%5F1/Rochford%5Fetal%5F2016.pdf?version=meter+at+1&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click) that identified the crocodiles, the invasive species likely traveled to the United States from South Africa. “There are both economic risks and risks to human health and safety presented by establishment of Nile Crocodiles in Florida,” the study reported. Nile Crocodiles are the second-largest reptiles in the world, and the species was responsible for at least 493 attacks on people in its native range from 2010 to 2014. 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