By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

By Tom Ensey, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 16, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT Chonk, a giant snapping turtle in the Chicago River is going viral , most recently in a USA Today feature.

Armed with new protections, this turtle could be the catalyst for halting a huge and controversial engineering project upriver in Jackson, Mississippi, known locally as “One Lake.” ...

A massive turtle dubbed 'Chonkosaurus' has been spotted relaxing in the sun by a once-highly-polluted river. Kayaker Joey Cantore shared a video of the mammoth Snapping Turtle basking on a rusting ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week.

Santore said he spotted the turtle near Goose Island on the North Branch of the Chicago River. Common snapping turtles can weigh more than 20 lbs. They're native to Illinois and can be found all ...