Collecting and selling wild freshwater turtles was banned in Florida in 2009. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A Florida reptile ...

Three native Kansas species have officially left the ‘threatened’ category behind following a recent vote by wildlife ...

Federal prosecutors have brought another case against the so-called “Lizard King" of Florida, accusing him of scheming to export illegally harvested turtles to China and Japan.They say Michael Van ...

Elena Weaver just couldn't stop giggling. The rosy-cheeked 4-year-old from Lancaster was petting the wet shell of a diamondback terrapin squirming in the hands of North Museum volunteer Sarah Annibali ...