VIRGINIA, USA — A modern day dinosaur was seen slowly making its way across the road on the Blue Ridge Parkway, it's long tail dragging behind. He was headed right for Abbott Lake at the Peak of Otter ...

Often mistaken for a slow, timid creature, the Common Snapping Turtle is far from ordinary. This aggressive predator, also known as Chelydra serpentina, is one of the most dangerous turtles on the ...

An eastern snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), known for its formidable jaw, sits motionlessly. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is ...

On closer inspection, it turned out to be a 30-pound snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) — no doubt on leave from our nearby town pond — and capable of snapping off a finger with a beak ...

“The snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is Virginia’s largest species of freshwater turtle,” a social post from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reads.

“The snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is Virginia’s largest species of freshwater turtle,” a social post from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reads.