The celebrity turtle and at least two companions spent the winter in brumation, a period of low activity akin to hibernation.

One minute you’re savoring a lovely Sunday brunch. The next, you’re running around the backyard shrieking at the dog, who’s ...

Turtle laying season has arrived, meaning thousands of turtles will be on their way fighting for a chance to make it to the ...

Once when I was in northern Virginia, a biologist friend told me of a snapping turtle that grabbed a great blue heron by the leg and then towed the protesting bird into deep water. The turtle sank to ...

A massive snapping turtle was caught on video crossing an apartment complex parking lot in Jeffersonville Saturday.Watch the large reptile making its way along in the video player above.The person ...

its 14-game winning streak ended in front of a sold-out crowd of 1801 people at the Seminole Softball Complex as Virginia (26-10, 7-5) shut out FSU 2-0. FSU only had two hits the whole game and ...

Many think of the west coast when it comes to national parks. The east coast houses some of America's best. We cover ...

A snapping turtle? “Only one way to find out,” McDowell ... “They are beautiful animals,” said Virginia Tech wildlife ecologist Carola Haas, who has studied them on and off for 20 years.

A demonstration “what not to do with a snapping turtle” in turned into an illustration when the reptile bite its handler and refused to let go. Video screengrabs A demonstration of how not to ...

When Oswalt noticed the snapping turtle that was the size of his shoe ... according to the Virginia Zoo. Are snapping turtles native to Iowa? Yes. Snapping turtles are considered to be a native ...

The final straw occurred in 1949 when fraternity brothers at the University of Virginia ... the Turtle,” a slogan that belies the diminutive nature of the small diamondback snapping turtle ...

Dr. Allyson McNaughton leads a team of veterinarians, animal care staff, and volunteers in flipping a loggerhead sea turtle before beginning a hook removal surgery at the Virginia Aquarium ...