Meet the newest alligator snapping turtle and get a close look at this incredible prehistoric-looking reptile. From its ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Just last week, a students at a Lancaster preschool got an unexpected visitor for World Turtle Day: a large snapping turtle in the parking lot! Experts with Forgotten Friend ...

Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at [email protected]. He's handsome, strong and rugged, weighing ...

For once, Florida is invading the United Kingdom. A dog walker in Cumbria in northwest England spotted something bizarre and prehistoric-looking in a small local lake and asked about it on Facebook.

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

The snapping alligator turtle can reach 40 inches long and up to 180 pounds. A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away ...

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...