The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...

Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own ...

There are 48 different species of reptiles in Nebraska, mostly snakes. Ornate Box Turtles ultimately won a 2017 vote contest put on by the Game and Parks Commission for the "state reptile" title.

Rockalina the eastern box turtle's remarkable recovery Rockalina was an adult eastern box turtle living in the wild when she was taken into a New York home in 1977. When a reptile rehabilitation ...

Fort Leonard Wood is home to 11 species of turtles, Lohraff noted, such as the spiny softshell, northern map turtle, western painted turtle and midland smooth softshell — the largest species are ...

Most box turtles immediately take off from a relocation site in the direction of their home territory, encountering increased threats from predators.

While walking along Sonoma Creek in Maxwell Farms Regional Park recently, Anna and Will Pier looked down and spotted two ...

Gov. Pete Ricketts holds a proclamation declaring the ornate box turtle as Nebraska’s official state reptile, while Monica Macoubrie, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission wildlife specialist ...

Early discovery of the fungus in Illinois put the state in an unusual position to be a world leader in containing and treating it.