Lane Oswalt wanted to play hockey on a frozen pond by his house. He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved ...

Like green frogs, painted turtles also slow their heart rate and metabolism during winter. Research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology reveals that these turtles can endure months ...

Forested uplands, brushy fields, meadows, grassland, old buildings, and rock outcrops, as well as wetter areas such as streams, bogs, and marshes Commonly found under rocks, logs, boards, and debris ...

A Fast-Moving Belly Flop: Researchers Unveil the Unique Skills of Cricket Frogs Jan. 10, 2025 — The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking ...

This led one family to discover hibernating snapping turtles. The pond water is clear, allowing the bottom to be visible. Two snapping turtles are visible in the hibernation state known as brumation.

The turtle ponds at UT Austin are both a sort of secret and a standout. They are in a quiet pocket north of UT’s iconic tower, a place usually bustling with activity. (768x1024, AR: 0.75) “For me, ...

Maddie Aiken Thursday, April 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. | Thursday, April 28, 2022 5:00 p.m. Chilly temperatures Thursday didn’t keep local high school students indoors during Westmoreland County’s ...

Because of its value as a food item, this frog has been introduced ... to predation by large eastern snapping turtles, plain-bellied and northern diamond-back watersnakes. Juvenile bullfrogs are ...

Mississippi mud turtles are common turtles in roadside ditches, small ponds, edges of large ponds and lakes, and in slow-moving areas of streams. Mississippi mud turtles forage on the bottom of their ...