Consuming sea turtle meat can cause chelonitoxism, a type of fatal food poisoning that has no cure The outlet said they died from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning that only occurs from eating ...

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

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On the Zanzibarian island of Pemba, sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy — but it also, apparently, can fatally poison you. As the Associated Press and other outlets report, nine people have died ...

Feeding a pet turtle or tortoise may seem simple – just offer a mix of vegetables, the odd fruity treat, a bit of meat here and there or scraps from the table. But there’s more to it than meets the ...

Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the director of digital content at FOX61 News in Connecticut and has previously written for outlets including ...

Eight children and an adult died on a remote African island and dozens more were hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat, which is considered a delicacy in the region despite well-known food ...

Nine people including 8 children are dead and at least 78 others have been hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on an East African island, multiple media outlets are reporting. According to the ...

Consuming sea turtle meat can cause chelonitoxism, a type of fatal food poisoning that has no cure Getty Eight children and 1 adult have died after eating sea turtle meat, which sickened an additional ...