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 ...

Their massive jaws are designed not for snapping broomsticks or finger bones, but for catching fish, crayfish or other aquatic creatures at the bottom of creeks or swamps. The turtle’s tongues ...

The DNR said if you’re going to pick a snapping turtle up, pick it up on its sides and keep your hands away from its jaw.

A demonstration of how not to handle a snapping turtle turned into a cringe-inducing ... lightning-fast bite which can break bones with its extreme force,” the college said.

(Gray News) – A snapping ... a turtle by the tail because it could cause permanent spinal damage, and to never make them bite a stick or other object as it could damage or break its jaw.

A massive alligator, estimated to be about 14 feet long, with a roughly 50-pound snapping turtle trapped in its jaw, according to Yarbrough. “You don’t see that every day,” Yarbrough told WFLA.

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.

(Gray News) – A snapping turtle ... also said to never lift a turtle by the tail because it could cause permanent spinal damage, and to never make them bite a stick or other object as it could damage ...