Red-eared sliders are one of the most popular pets ... Apart from the dinosaur-like snapping turtle, we don’t typically think of freshwater turtles as eating much beyond a few insects, fish ...

Pet owners who have a red swamp crayfish or red-eared slider turtle can breathe a sigh of relief, as they can continue keeping them under a proposed change to the law on invasive species.

A gentle giant of the North Carolina Zoo has died. On Friday, the zoo announced the passing of its alligator snapping turtle named Maximus. Maximus was born around 1900, according to the zoo.