Like the Japanese sumo wrestler, the Florida Softshell turtle, Trionix ferox, is definitely a heavyweight. The creature, like this 40-pound specimen, is the heaviest and bulkiest of all North Ameri… ...

LAKE PLACID, Fla. _ William Shockley and his teenage son are fishing for freshwater turtles the same way their family has done it for four generations in south-central Florida: deploying about a ...

Florida has 23 land and freshwater turtle species. The most sought after include box turtles, diamondback terrapins, mud and musk turtles, softshell turtles and snapping turtles.

July 18 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in Florida said a turtle with a fishing hook caught in its mouth was safely captured after several days of attempts.The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Pembroke Pines Police tweeted a photo of one of their own rescuing a softshell turtle on Monday morning. The tweet said: "Earlier this morning, School Resource Officer Miguel ...

Although we don’t have confirmation, we are taking a guess that the turtle in Zak’s pond is the Florida softshell. The range of the Florida softshell covers all of Florida and extends up to ...

Florida softshell turtles grow up to two-feet long and look a bit like pancakes, with their flat carapace that’s cloaked in leathery skin. These freshwater turtles are prized for their meat ...