This very determined Florida softshell turtle spent the morning on a tireless quest until she found her perfect nesting site, a short distance from a pond in The Villages, where she successfully dug a ...

Read full article: 3 men shot, injured in Orange County, deputies say Katie Tracey rescued a turtle walking in the middle of the street near the Dubsdread Golf Course on Wednesday. (WKMG) ORLANDO, Fla ...

The U.S. government is proposing a new level of protection for certain freshwater turtles, concerned that a massive increase in overseas demand for the reptiles could hurt their long-term prospects.

I love any animal that people are likely to describe as peculiar, and I had the good fortune to see one in Gainesville, Florida earlier this year. The Florida softshell turtle has a truly weird and ...

Identification of turtles -- Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle -- Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping ...