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 ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

I’ve often wondered just how much the average person living in New York knows about common snapping turtles? The answer for most is probably either “not much” or nothing at all. Well, I can understand ...

A man has impressed viewers after sharing a video of him handling an alligator snapping turtle online. Chris Leone and his wife, Casey, run the rescue and breeding facility Garden State Tortoise in ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — 11 out of the 16 documented turtle species in the Volunteer State can be found in and around East Tennessee. Whether you’re curious about what turtle is the smallest, ...

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

Alligator snapping turtles have a hard, armor-like shell and a sharp beak. A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in ...

There are many legends that tell of terrifying creatures lurking in the depths of the water, ranging from the Loch Ness monster to the kraken, an enormous mythical octopus. But for the most part, it ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely looking for a place to lay eggs. “The main reason ...