Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville ...

Across islands, grasslands, forests, and swamps, we search for reptiles that are not the largest on Earth - but the largest of their own kind. From New Caledonia’s giant gecko to Madagascar’s massive ...

If you're feeling spooky for Friday the 13th, what better way to celebrate than with some West Virginia cryptid legends?

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...