With help from his wife and kids, who prevented the snake from squeezing him to death, Carl Jackson wrangled the second-heaviest Burmese python ever caught in the state ...

Though cats and dogs may dominate the pet sphere worldwide, lizards, snakes and other reptiles still remain among the most popular types of exotic pets. Though they might not have the same broad ...

Rescuers in Tampa Bay have found dozens washed up on local shores. A turtle named Patriot is examined by Florida Aquarium personnel after it was rescued on Super Bowl Sunday. [ The Florida Aquarium ] ...

The moves come as Skydance-owned Paramount assesses the franchise. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer The new Skydance-owned Paramount is shouting Cowabunga, dude from the mountain top. The company is ...

Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an apparently fate-tempting plea. "I kept joking through that whole class, ...

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...

Pennsylvania’s legendary Punxsutawney Phil isn’t the only rodent that emerges on Groundhog Day each year to make a “prediction” about whether we will have a long winter or an early spring. New Jersey ...

Families, children and spectators stood along the Galveston shore with wide smiles and loud cheers as they watched volunteers carry 102 sea turtles, one by one, into the Gulf on Thursday afternoon.

Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm and Arctic air invasion caused water temperatures in the Gulf to plummet. When ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The public can now see rescued green ...

About 70 cold-stunned green sea turtles have been rescued and transported to the Texas State Aquarium's Wildlife Rescue Center as of Jan. 26. When temperatures dipped over the weekend, green sea ...