"It seems like nowadays each day on the calendar is dedicated to something." ...

A turtle’s most distinctive feature is his shell. More than just his home, the turtle shell serves as his armor and protection against predators. It also contains bones that attach to the turtle's ...

Nothing much makes sense these days, including the visits from my reptilian friends. By Mary Laura Philpott Knock, knock. Who’s there? Nobody. Twice, I heard a rapping at our front door, and twice I ...

This is, it hardly needs saying, the story everyone's been talking about all week. The turtles are coming! Giant leatherback sea turtles. Dermochelys coriacea, to be formal about it. Those who know ...

While running my shorthairs earlier this week, we encountered a large snapping turtle. The big "hen" snapper had left the confines of a nearby wetland to (I presume) lay her eggs. My older GSP, ...