HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hernando County fire crews saved a softshell turtle that was found with a fish hook caught in its mouth. During the team’s USAR training last week, fire rescue said the ...

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

As my lips slowly moved toward the mouth of the turtle in my lap, I admit to momentarily wondering how my life’s choices had brought me to this point. A few weeks ago I was in Mobile Bay, assisting ...

A gator's early lunch just off the 18th green of a Fort Myers golf course turned into a miraculous escape for a turtle, and a chance to live another day. The photo was taken by Steven Backman of ...

Soft-shelled turtles from China can essentially expel pee from their mouths, researchers say. This odd ability may have helped them invade salty environments, researchers explained. Scientists ...

A gator's early lunch just off the 18th green of a Fort Myers, Fla., golf course turned into a miraculous escape for a turtle. The photo was taken by Steven Backman, who spotted the 8-foot gator at ...