An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In Ontario, there are eight species of turtles, all of ...

The turtle was found off the coast of Virginia after ingesting a fishhook and won't be released to the wild because of arthritis in her front flippers. Kansas City is hundreds of miles away from the ...

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, which includes these shelled reptiles. That accounts for 1.8% of all American households that have a pet. Despite ...