Perry Pleasant Pittman loves turtles and has created a backyard paradise for the creatures. "Anyone can do it," he said. As far as he's concerned, the home-grown menagerie isn't anything special.

You just never know what will come crawling up in your yard these days. But I am glad I saw this little guy and had the wherewithal to snap a few photos before it left my yard. Which makes me wonder, ...

Though they hatched out late last summer and early fall, the young of many freshwater turtles — including Eastern mud, painted and pond slider turtles — have yet to see the light of day. Typical of ...

Snapping turtles look to suburban New England gardens to lay eggs as their habitats are increasingly threatened. So the next time you're checking... Late spring in a New England vegetable garden is ...

YAMAGUCHI -- A turtle that can inflict injuries with its bite has escaped after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Nanmadol caused the home garden pond it was being kept in to overflow. Yamaguchi ...

My house is on a hilltop, and I can look down on the houses below. Yesterday I saw an upside-down turtle lying in the grass behind one of the houses. I know they can’t turn themselves over, so ...

The city of Sacramento face unexpected challenges as they are still trying to adopt out more than 100 turtles illegally dumped by former pet owners at McKinley Park.Councilmember Jeff Harris has been ...