According to the numbers, painted turtles are larger than red-eared sliders on average. Male painted turtles measure up to eight inches long, while females can be as long as 12 inches.

As if one spray-painted turtle wasn't enough, a second turtle, found by the same person who rescued the first turtle, became a patient at von Arx. This gopher tortoise was found painted gold and pink.

In an extraordinary act of heroism, two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in ...

The golf ball barely missed the painted turtle's spine and vital organs. ... Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida Dozens of cold-stunned turtles rescued in Florida. By Laura Baisas.

An elderly man was crossing a Florida highway in an attempt to save a turtle when he was hit and killed, authorities said. The turtle did not survive.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold ...

Car failed to slow while man tried to save turtle on highway. The man was crossing I-95 southbound north of Sebastian Boulevard around 4:20 p.m. local time on July 6, FHP said.

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold ...

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning.

The turtles arrived in Juno Beach on Friday from the Marine Science Center in Volusia County, Florida. They all suffered from cold stunning, which causes sea turtles to lose mobility and become ...