Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed ...

More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home. Before 40 of the creatures were released into the ...

The tortoise, which was found after the March 15 tornadoes hit the Tylertown area, was taken to Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue where he was treated for injuries. The rescue put a call out on social ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-Mississippi Aquarium hosted their turtle release Thursday afternoon on Biloxi Beach. The community came out to see eight turtles, all named after Taylor Swifts songs, released ...

RDR2's map: Roughly 30 square miles — but the sense of scale felt massive thanks to open plains, mountains, and those long horseback rides. While the maps were similar in size, they felt worlds ...

Males reach sexual maturity at a size of about three inches in plastron length ... Similar to most other turtle species, Mississippi Map Turtles have a life history characterized by late maturity, ...

Large adult Mississippi mud turtles can reach a carapace length of just over eight inches. Males are slightly larger than females as adults. Hatchlings are less than an inch in carapace length.