A reptile handler holds a snake-necked turtle and quickly discovers how much reach the animal has. As he points out the ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Pythons are ambush predators that use constriction to kill prey by cutting ...

Lighting personal fireworks on the beach can result in fines, starting at $100 in some cities. Fireworks and other loud noises can cause shorebirds, like the threatened least tern, to abandon their ...

SINGAPORE – Under an overcast sky on June 22, one of the first sea turtles of Singapore’s 2026 nesting season lumbered ashore at East Coast Park. The critically endangered hawksbill turtle was spotted ...

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 ...

"We are hopeful for her recuperation and eventual release back into the Gulf," officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

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 ...