After years off the grid in the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Underground habitat, a small group of alligator ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has released alligator snapping turtles that were temporarily taken in at the ...

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A curious common snapping turtle took over the Visitor Center at Peebles Island State Park during a tank change on Friday. The park posted “Snaps” the turtle on its Facebook ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of ...

We’ve got 20 live snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocs inside our special exhibition, Reptiles Alive!. Read on to learn which ones you should set a date with before they slither, crawl, and ...

In many turtle species, temperature determines the sex of hatchlings — a biological process known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Rather than genetics alone deciding whether a sea ...

If you're following the story of Charlie, the young American alligator found Nov. 12 mucking about in the Charles River in Boston, another celebrity rescued reptile may come quickly to mind, not least ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

Protected alligator snapping turtles are returned to their natural habitats, after the trafficked animals are saved from interstate poachers. Cooper Lake State Park in northeastern Texas offers shady ...

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Snapping turtles often get a bad reputation for their hooked jaws and rugged appearance. They look like creatures built only for defense, but the truth is far more interesting. These reptiles have ...