The painted turtles get their name from the red, yellow and green markings on their bottom shells (the plastron) while their upper shell (the carapacs) is a dark green with some being almost black.

Sort of cute, sort of creepy, turtles are a part of summer in Upper Michigan. We like to be in the turtle’s watery wonderland ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

To date, there is no evidence that hidden-necked turtles — like painted turtles, sliders, map turtles and snapping turtles — sport the gas exchange hardware of their distant side-necked cousins.

Though not endangered, painted turtles have a "pretty rough life," said wildlife ecologist Dan Thompson, who said many of the tiny turtles are eaten by predators before they hatch.

The Great Plains Nature Center is hosting a Spring Work Day from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the park, 6232 East 29th St. N. Volunteers will help with general trail cleanup, working in ...

"These turtles live on the bottom of the river and, unlike a painted turtle or red-eared slider, which are very commonly seen basking on rocks and whatnot, snapping turtles are almost never seen.