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 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 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 ...

Crane the Turtle is one of Five Rivers’ most popular residents. The three-toed box turtle is 55 years old. Learn about one of the cool things he can do with his shell, and how it protects him from ...

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, ...