"All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises," Sydnee Fenn, a reptile keeper at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, told Live Science. Generally, the reptiles that people call turtles spend a ...

Painted turtle hatchlings undergo freezing during the winter. Thanks to supercooling, these turtles emerge healthy and ...

Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

It’s hatchling season along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but on Anna Maria Island, baby sea turtles are facing tougher odds than usual. Conservationists say artificial lighting is disorienting the newborn ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...

They look, move and smell like rabbits a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the invasive snakes out of their hiding spots.

Residents south of Front Street are ordered not to consume the tap water until the Water Division is able to test and clear the contamination.