turtles

New York State is seeing all types of turtles right now this time of the year and there is a warning out there right now because of something that turtles may have that could seriously affect you.

Today is World Turtle Day! There's a good chance you might see one of these guys in the road this spring. What should you do if you see one?

Tiny turtles are being blamed for an outbreak and hospitalizations in New York State.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is asking people to keep an eye out for turtles that might be in the road. You might see more of them this next month.

Yeah, we'd say he was more than just a little overdue for a cleaning.

It's not quite four-wheel drive, but it's pretty close.

There are lots of hostile creatures out in the wild. Who knew a tortoise would be one of them?

Now, that's what friends are for! One fellow turtle realized one of his pals got himself in an upside down mess. The kids visiting the Taipei Zoo cheered him on as he finally got his buddy flipped right-side-up!

What's faster, the tortoise or the toy truck? That's the question you'll ask yourself while watching this video.

It's like they say: two heads are better than one.

Twice in four days, people have spotted turtles in my neighborhood. Both were a pretty good distance away from water but headed that way. And I’m talking good size turtles, about a foot in diameter and tails about six inches long. Never saw that before in my area. Maybe all the rain had something to do with it?