Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

The largest snapping turtle ever recorded in the state was caught last month in the James River, according to the Virginia ...

“The snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is Virginia’s largest species of freshwater turtle,” a social post from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reads. “On ...

A 57-pound “true giant” captured in Virginia has set a state record. The massive snapping turtle was captured in Henrico County outside Richmond, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources ...

Now that is one heck of a turtle. ASTs ... which borders southeastern Virginia. These turtles share many of the habits of the much smaller snapping turtles. Fresh or brackish water is their ...

A 57-pound snapping turtle caught outside Richmond set an “official state record” in Virginia. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 57-pound “true giant” captured in Virginia has set a state record.