It’s best to avoid handling turtles at all, so if the turtle looks like it will make it across a road, simply leave it alone.

Learn why basking turtles in April are doing far more than sunbathing, from thermoregulation to parasite control and growth.

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

Box Turtle vs. Painted Turtle: Size Box turtles and painted turtles differ slightly in size, as we are about to see. Box turtles weigh between 0.5 and 2 pounds, and their average length falls between ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...