As you begin to check everyone off your Christmas list, you may start to think a pet may be the perfect gift for someone. According to Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare, while pets can be a ...

A grieving mother in Detroit needed backup to remove a large alligator from her late son’s bedroom following his death.

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around ...

An experiment on reptile decomposition aims to shed light on a variety of paleontological mysteries, including why so many ...

View Deputy Editor Mikaela Georgi argues that campus pets like the “FSU Goat” highlights how unprepared many students are for long-term pet care.

Imagine going to a pet store with your dog to buy dog food, and you notice another pet owner in the store with a snake around their neck. Would you figure that was reasonable since the store allows ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - We’ve all seen flyers for missing pets like dogs or cats, or maybe you’ve had one of your own go missing. But what about a tortoise? It might sound a bit funny, but it was no ...

Reptile tanks look very impressive when set up correctly, but achieving the perfect environment for your scaly friend is harder than it looks. In fact, reptile tank setup mistakes occur more often ...

If you’re thinking about welcoming a new scaly-skinned addition to your home, allow us to introduce you to the best types of reptiles you can keep as a pet. These air-breathing vertebrates include a ...

A water monitor loose in Webster is putting reptiles and non-native species in focus. Webster authorities urge the public to report it, but no to touch or try to catch it. A species not suited for ...