EVERETT – At least for now, the Reptile Zoo in Monroe will remain open. Since owner Isaac Petersen announced the zoo’s closure on Facebook on Aug. 11, the facility has been flooded with visitors. The ...

MONROE — Roadside attraction The Reptile Zoo in Monroe is scheduled to close on Oct 18, prompting a last-minute rush of visitors to see the attraction that has been in business for nearly three ...

Isaac Petersen named his two female Aldabra giant tortoises Cera and Ali after two dinosaurs in "The Land Before Time" animated franchise. It was a throwback to the time when Petersen, as a teenager, ...

It began with an everyday pond turtle. Ty Park was 6 years old and living with his family in South Korea when his father gave him the tiny turtle. “It was a Reeves turtle from Japan,” the career ...