The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department explained that as of July 1, a new law called Act 47 prohibits the sale of pond ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new Vermont law banning the sale of a popular species of pet turtles is now in effect.

Under Vermont’s newly-passed Act 47 of 2025 the sale of pond slider turtles, which includes the popular red-eared slider, is ...

Goetze: Our region of the Rolling Plains has been blessed with above-average precipitation during spring and early summer.

Included in the show was Sara the Red Eared Slider turtle, Skippy the Black Rat Snake, Doodles the Ball Python, Little Hercules, the snapping turtle, and finally Flash.

Exotic animals are intriguing for a variety of reasons, leading some people to covet them. But these wild creatures are not ...

Other examples exist which suggest an animal’s best life can take place outside the constraints of being a pet. Exotic ...