A member of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world with the power to bite through bone has been discovered in the United Kingdom – thousands of miles from its native home in the United ...

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 ...

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

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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 its ...

He’s Chicago’s biggest celebrity. A massive snapping turtle sunbaking on a pile of rusty chains in the Chicago River has captured the hearts of locals, who have affectionately dubbed it “Chonkosaurus.

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The Godzilla snapping turtle lives up to its name in this epic underwater showdown. When a crab wanders too close, the ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — If you’re planning a trip to Monroe Lake soon, do you need to be wary of a nine-foot, 300-year-old snapping turtle capable of killing a person? The short answer – no.

Move over, one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater. There's a new long-named, possibly flesh-eating monster on the block. Lake Lemon's folklore based in truth: Where is Cemetery Island? A ...

BATTLE GROUND — High school girls golfers competing in the IHSAA regional championships had an unexpected fan invade the 12th hole at Battle Ground Golf Club. Crawling on four legs in a shell was an ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers on how to best protect the shelled ...