Snapping turtles are both scavengers and hunters. While young turtles largely forage ... motionless in the water or lying on the muddy bottom of a waterway ready to ambush an unsuspecting victim.

Lying tangled in the mud and scum at the bottom of the riverbed, comes the story of the Snapping Turtle and The Cattails. In a crook of the river somewhere in Louisiana, entrenched in live oaks and ...

While it’s difficult to determine exactly how large the turtle is from the video alone, Anchor called it “a very large individual.” And he noted that snapping turtles are not picky eaters.

While most are taken in nets and traps or on a hook, a few Hoosiers continue to catch them by hand in a practice known as noodling. Here are five things you need to know about snapping turtles ...

While their size is the clearest difference between the two snapping turtles, there are a few more differences between them. Alligator snapping turtles have raised ridges on their shells ...

Here in the Americas, lake monster legends are a dime a dozen. More than a few of them were probably inspired by these ancient-looking creatures. In honor of World Turtle Day, here are 10 things ...

According to Friends of the Chicago River, people should avoid getting close to the common snapping turtle, which spends much of its time on the bottom of bodies of water. "They are primarily ...

Common snapping turtles average 8 to 14 inches long and usually weigh between 10 and 35 pounds, while alligator snapping turtles are usually between 13 and 32 inches long and weigh anything from ...

He’s Chicago’s biggest celebrity. A massive snapping turtle sunbaking on a pile of rusty chains in the Chicago River has captured the hearts of locals, who have affectionately dubbed it ...

While this turtle was relocated for its own safety and that of the students, experts took the time to educate Pennsylvanians on the ongoing snapping turtle season and remind them that these ...