This soft shell has advantages and disadvantages. Softshell turtles can move more quickly on land, but are less protected than their hard-shelled cousins. For this reason, softshell turtles like ...

Franklin remembered one zealous collector in Texas who exported between 2,500 and 5,000 pounds of live turtles a week to China, including many softshell turtles. “That was entirely unsustainable ...

In 2018 Texas Parks and Wildlife issued a total ban on commercial hunting of the spiny softshell and three other turtle species. Today the reptiles are thriving across the state’s rivers, lakes ...

He was just hanging out in front of 210 on West Davis," said Conroe Animal Control Officer Joe Guidry. And despite its ability to stretch its 6-inch neck completely out of and back on top of its ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common ...

‘Little shelled friends’: Keeping Texas turtles and tortoises safe in the summer by: Tom Miller, Sally Hernandez, Erica Pauda. Posted: May 17, 2025 / 09:44 PM CDT.

Under the plan, the common snapping turtle, Florida soft-shell turtle, smooth soft-shell turtle and spiny soft-shell turtle would be listed under the Convention of International Trade in ...