Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

In short: An alligator snapping turtle has been pulled out of a lake in northern England, far from its native home. A local woman used a shopping basket and three pairs of gloves to retrieve the ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week. The ...

For once, Florida is invading the United Kingdom. A dog walker in Cumbria in northwest England spotted something bizarre and prehistoric-looking in a small local lake and asked about it on Facebook.

A dangerous alligator snapping turtle known to bite through bone, has been found in a lake in Cumbria — and given the nickname 'fluffy' by vets caring for it. Parish Councillor Denise Chamberlain ...

A huge snapping turtle found stuck in a gutter in Maryland has baffled wildlife experts in the state. A local wildlife rescue center took the turtle in on the January 24 after it was found stuck near ...

The alligator snapping turtle isn’t dangerous if you avoid them, but they posses powerful jaws that can injure a person if provoked. A fisherman in Oklahoma was targeting catfish in Mill Creek at ...

Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it "Chonkosaurus." Joey Santore was ...

Snapping Turtles are one of the few reptiles available to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and getting your hands on this fantastic little companion won’t be that difficult. If you are having ...