An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South.

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South.

N.H. naturalist and author Sy Montgomery introduces us to Fire Chief, a 42-lb. snapping turtle. She and illustrator Matt Patterson worked together to help Fire Chief regain the ability to walk ...

A snapping alligator turtle -- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away from its natural habitat. Dr. Dominic Moule, a veterinary surgeon at Wild ...

The other worry many people have (I certainly do) is that if you're swimming in a pond, a snapping turtle might come up and chomp on your toes. This is highly unlikely as the normal behavior of a ...

Samuel Crosby, 11, of Sharpsburg loves to fish in O’Hara Township Community Park. “I fish for anything,” the Dorseyville ...

They arrive, as this one did, through illegal wildlife trafficking channels. Earlier this year, wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture.

"One is the snapping turtle, and the other guy, that gets very little attention, is the musk turtle." Both these turtles are in their own groups, without any close relatives in the state.

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A snapping turtle decided to pay a visit to a Raising Cane’s in Chesterfield County on Thursday, probably looking for a “bite.” On Thursday, May 22, an ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...