A startling social media clip is grabbing attention after showing a snapping turtle ambushing a snake in the water and dragging it below the surface. The footage shocked many viewers, especially those ...

Turtles are instantly recognized by the shell on their backs, but across species, there are some incredibly unique heads that ...

The discovery of a new fossil turtle species in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the Florida Museum of Natural History helps ...

You couldn’t have a one-ton snake today — the climate’s just too moderate for a cold-blooded creature that size. But back when the planet was warmer by nature, all kinds of terrifying mega-reptiles ...

A 16-foot anaconda skin. Microscopes that enlarge lizard skins and turtle scutes. Kids watching — wide-eyed — at a variety of reptiles and amphibians. All of that and more happened Monday at ...

COLUMBUS - The first newborn of 2017 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a northern snake-necked turtle. From the recent clutch, four turtles were hatched: one on December 29, 31, and January 1. All ...

POWELL, OH (WCMH) — The firstborn animals at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2017 are snake-necked turtles, the Zoo announced Friday. Two turtles hatched in 2016, and two in 2017. All four turtles ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - As spring temperatures rise across the Ozarks, reptiles and amphibians are emerging in greater numbers to find mates and nesting sites. This may require these scaly and slimy ...

A new fossil turtle species discovered in a Colombian coal mine had a shell as thick as a 400-page book, which may have protected it from crocodiles and the world's biggest known snake. Scientists ...