The Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills marked World Snake Day with a sold-out celebration Saturday, meeting reptiles from ...

Discover how escaped Burmese pythons, originally exotic pets, have wreaked havoc on Florida's Everglades, causing dramatic ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

We can celebrate our independence, having a blast at the beach. But conservationists urge us to do it without making the most ...

A group of creatures called “herptiles” received a lot of attention during an event in Kirtland on June 28. That’s because Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Reservation hosted “Snakes, Turtles and ...

When you picture Southern California’s wildlife, you may think of mountain lions or sea lions, but tucked away in our local streams is a quiet, ancient survivor that is rapidly running out of time.

CURWENSVILLE — Visitors of all ages at Friends and Family Night on Wednesday at Curwensville Days got a hands-on, entertaining education on reptiles. “Safari” Seth Poyfair of Prehistoric World brought ...

PITTSBURG (KOAM) -- KOAM's Samantha Walker took a trip to PSU Nature Reach this week to learn about box turtles. The ornate box turtle is the Kansas state reptile and the three-toed box turtle is also ...

There I was on Monday morning doing my usual look around the internet to see what cool things I should know about this week when lo and behold, I came face to face with Bashful here, one of the ...

The Sea Turtle Preservation Society and the Brevard Zoo's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center work to protect nests and heal injured turtles. Threats to sea turtles include boat strikes, ingesting debris ...

Last summer, after multiple invitations, I finally joined my friend Ann Maloney for sunrise on Cocoa Beach. I’d put her off because, well, sunrise happens so early. “It’s worth it,” she promised. She ...