TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A common snapping turtle, likely a lost pet, will be available for adoption on Friday (Nov. 22) if its ...

In a first-of-its kind study, researchers have determined that the spiny softshell turtle—an unusual looking critter with a leathery shell and a tube-shaped nose—is the most distinctly ... to be the ...

We all have an idea of what Thanksgiving should look like, but over the years, traditions have come and gone. Read about ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult ... One of the most common forms of trauma encountered in turtles is shell injury, as a result of falling (they are avid climbers) or being dropped ...

A snapping turtle was discovered abandoned in a cardboard box in Dartford on Monday. The Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine), measuring around 35cm/14" in length, was found at the roadside in ...

Discovered in the 1990s, the turtle shell pieces had been used in a permanent ... The new species is a type of Elseya or snapping turtle, which is not dissimilar to its distant cousins we see ...

In the Northeast, there are three native turtle species that have hinged shells: the Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus), and the eastern box ...

In the Northeast, there are three native turtle species that have hinged shells: Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) and eastern box turtle (Terrapene ...

(WWLP) – An injured turtle found on the side of a western ... a road that didn’t appear to be a typical painted turtle or snapping turtle. The officer turned around and found it to be an ...

The common snapping turtle resides in shallow ponds and streams. It is a scavenger that helps keep these areas clean. While in the water, it can be relatively docile. On land, during breeding season, ...

Flexing its hinge joint, a box turtle can completely close its plastron against its high-domed, yellow-patterned carapace. Blanding’s turtles can close their yellow-spotted black shells most of the ...