The snapping turtle eggs are finally hatching, and this video captures the exciting moment the baby turtles begin breaking ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...

A terrifying close call nearly ended in tragedy when I almost killed a baby snapping turtle. Thankfully, the little one survived, but the experience was a stark reminder of how fragile these creatures ...

Thousands of sea turtles come ashore in Odisha every year in a mass turtle nesting event. Learn what it is and why its ...

The Outside Story shows how turtles have the capacity to withstand freezing temperatures in winter, some by freezing ...

When temperatures drop, some water turtles — including painted turtles and common snapping turtles — search out the soft ...

For hundreds of years, people believed that, come autumn, barn swallows would dive under the surface of ponds and lakes, swim ...

I was inspired to write this column after listening to Patti Smith’s story about her nonverbal communication with a snapping turtle during a recent New York Times interview with Ezra Klein. She ...

As Minnesota flaunts freezing temperatures and people take post-holiday walks along ponds and lakes, keep an eye out for turtles tucked underwater for the winter — even after it freezes. “If the ice ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers for its annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day Oct. 18. Participants are asked to arrive at North Hero State Park at 10 a.m., ...

So far this year, some 90,000 loggerhead turtle hatchlings have emerged from their sandy nests on a pair of beaches located within the Cape Romain National Wildlife. And this wasn’t even a great year ...

I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I saw a strange photo that looked like a bunch of rocks on the grass. They resemble charcoal briquettes, like you use when you're grilling. But they are ...