Box Turtle vs. Painted Turtle: Size Box turtles and painted turtles differ slightly in size, as we are about to see. Box turtles weigh between 0.5 and 2 pounds, and their average length falls between ...

WASHINGTON - Apparently, it wasn't so much the artwork itself that puzzled Customs inspectors at Dulles International Airport earlier this month, it was where the paint had been applied: to the shells ...

Apparently it wasn’t so much the art work itself that puzzled Customs inspectors at Dulles International Airport earlier this month, it was where the paint had been applied: to the shells of turtles.

U.S. Customs officers were shell-shocked when they came upon a quartet of painted turtles being brought into the country by an American family returning from a trip to China. The unidentified family ...

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

The arrival at Dulles International Airport this month of four baby turtles with painted backs caused a bit of a customs quandary, officials said. Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sign up ...