In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

As this keystone species' name suggests, the gopher tortoise is an expert at living underground — like a gopher. Gopher tortoises have shovel-like front legs and strong, thick back legs to help them ...

CALEB CALIFANO IS IN PALM CITY WITH THE DANGERS THAT EXPERTS SAY THE CRIME DID TO THE TORTOISE AND THE ECOSYSTEM. THIS POOR GIRL IS A GOPHER TORTOISE, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE OUTER LAYER OF HER ...

Dusky gopher frogs spend most of their lives underground, in burrows created by gopher tortoises — hence their name — and other animals. In the winter they migrate to temporary ponds to breed, and ...

PALM CITY, Fla. — A gopher tortoise was picked up in Port St. Lucie, when a homeowner found her in their yard painted with nail polish. Now, it's undergoing cleaning and treatment at the ...