Tag: Reptiles
Cowabunga! More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains
They're lean, they're mean and they're green. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Not exactly, but hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from subterranean...
Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A conservation group filed suit asking a judge to stop a federal agency from dredging a Georgia harbor during the nesting...
Earth Day: Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. — Staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle back to the ocean on Thursday to mark...
Man bitten while using barbecue tongs to remove rattlesnake
CORONA, Calif. — A Southern California man is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick up the poisonous...
Endangered venomous Mexican lizards hatch at zoo in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Two endangered Mexican beaded lizards have hatched at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, boosting the population of the venomous lizards.
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Endangered venomous Mexican lizards hatch at zoo in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Two endangered Mexican beaded lizards have hatched at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, boosting the population of the venomous lizards.
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Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket
CANBERRA, Australia — Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in a plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from a Sydney...
Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea...
Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
NEW ORLEANS — Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though...
New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and...
