Viewing the launch of the baby red-eareds became a possibility when Courtney Mickiewicz watched a female red-eared slider dig a hole and lay eggs in early June in Mickiewicz’s Lakeview Park yard.

Nicknames: Red-eared terrapin, elegant terrapin Claim to fame: Of the 21 species and sub-species of turtles native to Missouri, the red-eared slider is one that's well-known around the world and ...

If you spot a red-eared slider slowly crossing the road, Scibetta said it’s OK to pick up the turtle to get it safely to the other side. If you find one in your yard, take it to the nearest body ...

This red-eared slider is laying her eggs in soft ground just outside a creek in Burnet County. Most turtles have just finished their egg-laying activities. MIKE LEGGETT/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN ...

PIERRE PART -- Almost like an assembly line in an automobile factory in Detroit, workers at Louisiana Cypress Turtle Farm are going about the task of collecting eggs left by red-eared slider ...

To answer these questions, Tezak carefully nurtures clutches of red-eared slider eggs obtained from a Louisiana breeder in plastic boxes filled with moist medium and kept at a constant temperature in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Clove Lakes Park is home to at least three species of turtles. The eastern painted turtle and red-eared slider are often seen on rocks and logs, basking in the sun. While ...