by Scuba Steve | Jun 23, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Are Sea Turtles Reptiles? What Makes A Honu A Reptile It is one of those questions that sounds simple until you actually stop and think about it. A sea turtle lives in the ocean, swims as smoothly as any fish, and only crawls onto land to lay its eggs. So what kind of...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 21, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Can Sea Turtles Live Out Of Water? How Long A Honu Can Stay On Land If you spend any time on a Hawaiian beach, sooner or later you will see it. A large green sea turtle hauls itself out of the waves, drags its body up onto the warm sand, and settles in for a long,...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 19, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
How Many Eggs Do Sea Turtles Lay? Inside A Honu Nest Few moments in the ocean world are as dramatic as a sea turtle laying her eggs. Under the cover of darkness, a female green sea turtle drags herself out of the water and up a sandy beach, a slow and exhausting...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 16, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Do Sea Turtles Bite? What Snorkelers Really Need To Know If you are getting ready to snorkel with sea turtles for the first time, a small voice in the back of your mind might be asking a very fair question. Do sea turtles bite, and is there any chance one could bite...
by Scuba Steve | Jun 14, 2026 | Sea Turtle Facts
Sea Turtle vs Tortoise: What Is The Real Difference? Walk along a Hawaiian beach and someone is bound to point at a honu resting in the sand and call it a tortoise. It happens all the time, and it is an honest mistake. Turtles and tortoises look alike at a glance,...