The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are ...

They are known as box turtles because they can almost completely shut themselves up inside their shells. They live up and down the Eastern seaboard from Maine to Florida, and and as far west as Texas.

Snapping turtles are feeling the love from humans. But as nesting season approaches, they and other species face danger ...

In photos, Rockalina looked different than most eastern box turtles, which are brightly colored with blacks, browns and yellows and have sharp beak-like mouths. The over 60-year-old girl instead ...