The internet is in shock at an enormous snapping turtle that washed up on a beach in northern Wisconsin, with the creature described as a "beast." Redditor u/Br_u_u_u_ce, aka David, shared snaps of ...

Rockalina has become a viral sensation since being rescued in early 2025. The Eastern box turtle was in failing health, ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

TORRANCE, Calif. — In the back of an office building, in a small room that smells like rotting strawberries, a criminal investigator watches his evidence crawl around on wood chips in five open ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles - North ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...

This year has been a great one for spotting Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) in the Andorra Natural Area, the northern end of Wissahickon Park. We had three unique animals sighted: one ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...

Over the years Pennsylvania has appointed an assemblage of flora and fauna to be official representatives of the commonwealth. To that end, a congregation of various critters have risen to that lofty ...

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years,... How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year ...