Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) ...

Snapping turtles are a prohibited species in Washington. Despite this, one common snapping turtle was found along the Pend ...

When most people think of turtles, they picture slow, calm creatures that retreat into their shells at the slightest sign of danger. But not the Common Snapping Turtle! This vicious and aggressive ...

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.

The famed reptile emerged with her longtime mate late last month in the Chicago River near Goose Island. But a new, unnamed turtle in the area has conservationists wondering if there is trouble in ...

my boyfriend trying to save a snapping turtle from getting run over." The footage shows a man standing on a roadway, wearing gloves while attempting to usher the turtle off it. The boyfriend is ...

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 ...

Alligator snapping turtles are ambush predators who lie on the bottom of a lake and lure prey into their open, waiting maws, while smaller common snapping turtles walk on land and can aggressively ...

While some urban animals seem out of place in a big city, Chonkasaurus seemed to belong in the river, Wesley said. Santore said he wasn’t shocked to see a snapping turtle in Chicagoland.