“All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, so it’s an umbrella term used for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

A driver had the most anxious car journey of his life after a snake slithered into his vehicle.Gareth Bowen spotted the ...

When Cookie the bearded dragon went missing from his Creston backyard, his humans feared the worst: hawks, cats, skunks, ...

Buddy's Reptile Rescue has been set up in Swindon, with the aim to help rehabilitate and rehome scaly creatures.

After 188 hours on the run, Cookie is finally home — sunning himself in his vivarium, munching on worms, and (presumably) ...

Parks Department staff in Santa Clara County are on the lookout for a member of a large invasive lizard species that was recently spotted by hikers on a local trail. The group of hikers ...

A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs have taken part in a wargame that simulates a Russian attack on the UK for a new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise ...

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In September, two passengers were arrested with five juvenile caimans, a reptile in the alligator family. Last July, a man was caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by ...

A lovelorn tortoise which escaped to find a mate 11 months ago has been found just a mile away - an average speed of just 0.00012mph. Ginger dug under a garden fence before making a slow getaway ...

Times are good for Bristol, England-based band The Ramona Flowers right now. The band are experiencing a solid wave of momentum, thanks to a pair of popular singles; "Human," their latest release ...