The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...

Lake Metroparks Naturalist Nick Gaye said snakes “sometimes get a negative rap,” and acknowledged that a lot of people are ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...

Hunters participating in the Florida Python Challenge in July will have an abundance of python meet. But it is advised that it not be eaten.

The New England Aquarium entertains, educates and even runs a hospital that helps save the lives of sea creatures. During feeding time inside the New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, some ...

Dallas community leaders and officials gathered Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Bridges of Turtle Creek, a collaboration between the city of Dallas and two nonprofits to restore eight ...

A long-planned sea turtle hospital on the Texas coast is finally moving toward construction. Galveston's Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research is expected to break ground in November 2026 on a new sea ...

May 14—With the help of volunteers and wildlife officials, the Oregon Zoo returned 22 endangered northwestern pond turtles to the Columbia River Gorge this week. Washington Department of Fish & ...

The Oregon Zoo released 22 northwestern pond turtles along the Columbia River Gorge this week. The zoo has been working with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and other partners to catch, ...

Sea turtles and shorebirds are returning to North Carolina beaches for nesting season. Artificial lighting is the greatest threat to sea turtles, disorienting both nesting mothers and hatchlings.