“With their sharp vision and quick reflexes, turtles can snap up prey in the blink of an eye,” the video was captioned. “The ...

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 ...

The turtle stretches out its head and snatches ... rivers, and streams in North America. Younger snapping turtles will walk along the water floor to find prey, while more mature snapping turtles ...

One Mammoth Monster earns the title of South Dakota's Record-Breaking Snapping Turtle. Snapping turtles are a type of ...

GOOSE ISLAND — Chonkosaurus, Chicago’s famed enormous snapping turtle who stole the city’s heart two years ago, was sighted once again in the Chicago River last week. Krystyna Kurth, the Shedd ...

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.

rises again from Chicago River A snapping turtle known as “Chonkosaurus” rests on a chain atop the remains of a pylon in the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River on May 29, 2025.