Reptiles - Page 15

January 22, 2024

Georgia family adopts paralyzed sea turtle for daughter with similar disability

Kendall Barfield, 12, and her mother, Danielle Barfield, tell the story of how they met their adopted green sea turtle at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.

January 21, 2024

Texas aquarium is rescuing cold-stunned turtles amid historic chilly weather

The Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas is preparing to rehabilitate thousands of cold-stunned turtles struggling with freezing weather in the Southwest.

January 20, 2024

Georgia tween with spina bifida meets adopted sea turtle with matching disability: ‘Felt a connection'

12-year-old Kendall Barfield and her adopted green sea turtle, Bandit, share a common disability. The young girl reflects on what it was like to meet her turtle for the first time.

January 18, 2024

Rare venomous lizards hatch at Georgia zoo as conservationists work to save species

Zoo Atlanta in Georgia recently sent 11 Guatemalan beaded lizards to Central America to help boost the native population of the species , which is significantly endangered.

December 17, 2023

Florida firefighter captures 40-pound boa constrictor ‘menacing’ peafowl in middle of road: video

Fire officials in Miami-Dade County captured an 8-foot, 40-pound red tail boa that was threatening a group of peafowl in a residential community,

December 17, 2023

8-foot boa constrictor captured in Florida community

Fire officials in Florida captured an invasive red tail boa constrictor that measured 8 feet long and weighed 40 pounds. (Credit: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue)

December 12, 2023

Festively-named turtles, including 'Rudolph,' 'Grinch' and 'Dreidel,' recover from cold stun in Florida

The 13 sea turtles flown to Juno Beach, Florida, for rehabilitation have been assigned festive names by their caretakers as they recover from cold stun.

December 8, 2023

Florida park reports birth of ultra-rare white leucistic alligator

A white leucistic alligator was born Thursday at Gatorland Orlando, a Florida reptile park which three of the seven known white leucistics in existence call home.

December 6, 2023

52 cold-stunned sea turtles flown to Florida from New England for rehabilitation

52 endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles have been flown into Tampa to be dispersed across three wildlife facilities for rehabilitation from "cold stun."

December 2, 2023

California woman goes viral for 22-year friendship with tortoise she received for Christmas as a child

A TikTok creator has gone viral and gained millions of followers for sharing videos of her life in California with her 175-pound pet tortoise named Tiptoe. Here's their story.