JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although somewhat slow and shy, the box turtle and crayfish have risen to the top of their classifications as the newest official state symbols. Legislation signed into law ...

The three-toed box turtles, Missouri’s state reptile, crawled and rested somewhere in the woods and under the brush.The pack of floppy-eared, chocolate brown Boykin spaniels, here all the way from ...

There are two kinds of box turtles in Oklahoma, and both are found in the Skiatook area, the ornate box turtle, also called the plains box turtle, and the three-toed box turtle. The ornate box turtle ...

The three-toed box turtle is one of the most common turtles motorists will encounter in The Natural State. Two species of box turtle occur in the state, the three-toed and the ornate, the latter of ...

Crane the Turtle is one of Five Rivers’ most popular residents. The three-toed box turtle is 55 years old. Learn about one of the cool things he can do with his shell, and how it protects him from ...

ST. LOUIS — Have you heard about the St. Louis basement turtle? Apparently, it was a phenomenon in the 20th century to keep a box turtle in your basement. According to the St. Louis subreddit, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPANISH LAKE, Mo. – John Rucker is a turtle ...

This box turtle made it safely across the road this time. But the sunken area on top of its back, as well as the white scars on its back, tell of a past near tragedy. We can only guess how the injury ...

A turtle who somehow shucked off his transmitter and absconded from a western Pennsylvania sanctuary was found 20 miles away more than three years later. The Tamarack Wildlife Center said this summer, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — People from all over the world recognized some of nature’s oldest creatures. Thursday, May 23, marks World Turtle Day. Turtles are some of nature’s oldest creatures and do a ...

There may not be any reptile crossing signs posted, but turtles will be more visible as the weather warms. Missouri Department of Conservation officials are urging the public to be cautious on the ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The three-toed box turtles, Missouri’s state reptile, crawled and rested somewhere in the woods and under the brush. The pack of floppy-eared, chocolate brown Boykin spaniels, here ...