LINCOLN, Neb. --Andrew White III, the hot-shooting wing and one-time top 50 recruit who transferred from Kansas to Nebraska a year ago, collects turtles. Back home at his parents' home in Virginia, ...

Box turtles face threats from cars, habitat loss and being taken as pets. Learn how to help these vulnerable creatures.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reports the native herptiles of Nebraska are made up of 14 species of amphibians and 49 species of reptiles. Eleven species of frogs and toads and three species ...

GRETNA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska has a new state reptile. Gov. Ricketts proclaimed the ornate box turtle as Nebraska’s official state reptile during a ceremony Friday hosted by the Nebraska Game and ...

VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) - The young turtle smiled, though he was, perhaps, having a rough day. Maybe he thought he was being harassed by a strange two-legged giant, who raised a big finger to count the ...

AND NOW HAS AN OFFICIAL STATE REP TIE WITH THE ORNATE BOX TURTLE. GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS GATHERED WITH STUDENTS TODAY TO SIGN THE PROCLAMATION. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 JUST JOSH KRISTIANTO IS THERE AND ...

The ornate box turtle is Nebraska’s official state reptile following a proclamation from Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday. The turtle lives in grasslands across much of the state, according to the ...

Nebraskans are being encouraged to pick their favorite turtle, snake or lizard to become the first state reptile. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is holding an online vote to determine the ...

One of the Blanding's turtles last strongholds is the Nebraska Sand Hills. Amanda Filipi of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission holds a Blanding’s turtle found at least 100 miles from the species’ ...