PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania House announced plans to designate the eastern box turtle as the official state reptile. The eastern box turtle, also known as Terrapene Carolina, is one of the ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering designating the eastern box turtle as the state reptile. The bill's inspiration came from a first-grade class that noticed Pennsylvania lacked a state reptile.

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A 14-year-old pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Countryside on March 30, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Mapping Antarctica's ocean floor to reveal climate secrets Mapping Antarctica’s ocean floor to reveal climate secrets 1 month ago Duration 2:29 Finding out what juvenile sea turtles do during ...

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That's about double the usual rate of stranded turtles in Brevard. But most (91 or 61%) were alive when found. Hundreds showed up to see a juvenile green sea turtle named Van Gogh released back ...

Their pale colouring is both practical and visually striking. Eastern Painted Turtle The Eastern Painted Turtle features bright red, yellow, and orange markings on its dark shell, making it visually ...

Western painted turtles can be seen in ponds and lakes in Kamloops and the Okanagan out basking in the spring sunshine. Known for their red-tinted shells, and red and yellow streaked lower shells ...

Snakes aren’t the only animals that hiss; certain tortoises do, too. If something startles or provokes a sulcata tortoise, it’ll start hissing. The hiss can be loud and abrupt or as quiet as a snake’s ...

Three-toed box turtles occur in most of the eastern half of Oklahoma ... As in other turtles, nest and juvenile mortality are probably high. These common terrestrial turtles can easily be seen simply ...