The three-toed box turtle is one of the most common turtles motorists will encounter in The Natural State. Two species of box turtle occur in the state, the three-toed and the ornate, the latter of ...

This box turtle made it safely across the road this time. But the sunken area on top of its back, as well as the white scars on its back, tell of a past near tragedy. We can only guess how the injury ...

Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to cross Missouri's roads to do it. Every year, Jeff Briggler sees the same ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages drivers to be cautious on the roads this spring and give turtles a brake! These reptiles are often hit by cars during the warmer months, but ...

ST. LOUIS — Have you heard about the St. Louis basement turtle? Apparently, it was a phenomenon in the 20th century to keep a box turtle in your basement. According to the St. Louis subreddit, ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Motorists on Fort Leonard Wood may feel like they are dodging more turtles than normal lately, and that is because in spring and early summer, the cold-blooded creatures are ...

I took this photo Christmas Day 2022. It shows the shell of a native North American three-toed box turtle. Obviously, this turtle had died several days earlier because its body is missing. Curiously, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Turtles are becoming ...

Turtles are on the move all over Arkansas, and many can be found alongside roads in rural and suburban areas thanks to a wet, relatively cool spring that created excellent foraging areas in ditches ...

The three-toed box turtles is the state reptile of Missouri. As temperatures rise, thousands of them will begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Every year, Jeff Briggler ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — Have you heard about the St.