An unusual moment was captured on April 19 in Odenton, Maryland, when a woman walking in the Piney Orchard Nature Preserve spotted a snapping turtle - and decided to poke it. Curious to see if it ...

The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: spikey and iron-jawed. Santa Fe College professor and turtle aficionado Jerry Johnston had enticed 23-year-old Thomas, who has enamored with ...

Before 40 of the creatures were released into the Neosho River in September, the snapping turtle breed was not seen in the Kansas wild since 1991. But a reintroduction program by the Kansas ...

Its name is “Chonkosaurus” and it likes to bask in the sun. The massive snapping turtle was caught on camera by botanist Joey Santore as it lorded over a Chicago River pylon Saturday.

A homeowner in suburban Virginia found a 48.6-pound snapping turtle in his yard and feared the gargantuan reptile had been hit by a car, according to a Facebook post by the Richmond Wildlife ...

The alligator snapping turtle found across the Southeast ... all receive final endangered species protections by the end of the year. Humboldt martens in California and Oregon, a Tennessee fish called ...