Many people have an aversion to reptiles, particularly snakes. However, when they come to the realization that turtles are reptiles as well as their legless cousins, their stance on this group of ...

Red-eared slider turtles are cute enough to be one of the most popular reptile pets sold in Connecticut, but a legislative committee voted Wednesday to ban importing them into this state because of ...

Two dozen large turtles hustle through a gully toward a bridge, reptilian heads raised in anticipation of people eager to toss them food. Most of the outsized turtles are red-eared sliders with ...

Aug. 25 (UPI) --The Missouri Department of Conservation celebrated the 41st birthday of Peanut, a red-eared slider turtle with a unique figure eight-shaped shell. The department celebrated Peanut's ...