Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is ...

We can celebrate our independence, having a blast at the beach. But conservationists urge us to do it without making the most ...

A group of creatures called “herptiles” received a lot of attention during an event in Kirtland on June 28. That’s because Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Reservation hosted “Snakes, Turtles and ...

Big-name performers are hitting stages from Atlantic City to Newark and Asbury Park, while signature events like Margate’s ...

Take a stroll through the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s Nature Trail, and you’ll encounter 12 life-size animal creatures scattered throughout the wooded path. Walk up and stare into the ...

They've roamed the oceans for more than 100 million years, outlasted the dinosaurs, and can dive nearly 4,000 feet deep — and yet, somehow, sea turtles are still wildly underappreciated. Today, in ...

An uncommon sea turtle hybrid has been found on a Queensland beach. The animals are a cross between a green turtle and the vulnerable loggerhead turtle. A group of rare turtle hybrids has been found ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University has launched the Turtle Research and Conservation Initiative (TRCI), a new comprehensive program designed to conserve turtle species across Northeast ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did, sharing a black-and-white image of a turtle emerging from the ...

For the first time, visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach will be able to see rescued sea turtles as they go through rehabilitation for an eventual return to their natural habitat. The ...