Invasive tegu lizards are spreading across Florida. Officials warn residents not to capture these five-foot reptiles.

Invasive Argentine black and white tegus are appearing in Brevard County. Officials urge residents to report them.

The East Central Regional Library hosted Snake Discovery at the Braham Event Center on Monday, June 15 as a kickoff for its ...

The sharp-toothed species has no natural predator, and have a primitive lung that allows them to breathe for up to four days ...

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacksonville University has launched the Turtle Research and Conservation Initiative (TRCI), a new comprehensive program designed ...

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville University has launched the Turtle Research and Conservation Initiative (TRCI), a new comprehensive program designed to conserve turtle species across Northeast ...

An Indiana man was arrested after he was seen dancing alongside a bustling roadway while allegedly carrying a state-protected turtle — and a baggie of meth. The man, who wasn’t publicly identified, ...

World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

It's believed 82 per cent of the northern Great Barrier Reef green sea turtle eggs relocated between two islands have hatched. The species has faced increasing threats nesting on Raine Island, its ...

World Turtle Day, observed annually on May 23, is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, a Malibu-based nonprofit that launched the event in 2000. Conservationists estimate that 61 percent of turtle ...