Witness the power and speed of an alligator snapping turtle’s bite in this close encounter.

A tour through the reptile room introduces several unique animals, including a rescued alligator, snapping turtles, monitors, and other reptiles. Each animal has its own story, from special care needs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A baby alligator gar turning up in a Mississippi floodplain may sound like a small discovery, but ...

A baby alligator gar turning up in a Mississippi floodplain may sound like a small discovery, but conservationists see it as a major sign of progress. At a former farm called Loch Leven, the gar's ...

Turtles are some of the oldest reptiles in the world — and to some reptile enthusiasts, they might be the cutest. They've evolved over the last million or so years to live on land, in water, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thomas B Lee/Shutterstock Turtles are some of the oldest reptiles in the world — and to some reptile enthusiasts, they might be ...

An enthusiastic crowd of about 60 viewed, talked about, and touched the skins, skulls and pelts of wildlife native to Louisiana — including a live baby alligator — July 15 at the Jackson Branch of the ...

Editor’s Note: After Sam Bland retired from his position as superintendent at Hammocks Beach State Park, he joined the staff of the North Carolina Coastal Federation. While a coastal specialist in the ...

Amber coastal lighting is helping lower sea turtle disorientations across Tampa Bay beaches as thousands of hatchlings emerge this summer. Wildlife experts warn that bright white artificial lights ...

BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man found a snapping turtle in Five Mile Creek, adding another unusual wildlife sighting to a summer of odd discoveries in Idaho. Robert Filiatreaux, who goes by Robert, said he ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A leatherback sea turtle has set up shop along Virginia's Atlantic coast, making history with the first recorded nest ever discovered in the state. As the world's largest sea ...