There are calls that cops train for, and then there are calls that no academy on earth could truly prepare you for. When ...

May and June are busy months for turtles crossing roads to lay their eggs. The Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island shows how to ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

An endangered alligator snapping turtle, not native to Massachusetts, was rescued and is being treated for severe pneumonia.

The alligator snapping turtle isn’t dangerous if you avoid them, but they posses powerful jaws that can injure a person if provoked. Fisherman holds up the alligator snapping turtle he caught while ...

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 ...

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.

A relaxing wildlife encounter has delighted viewers after a couple spotted a snapping turtle enjoying a sunny day on a large ...

SANTA ROSA, California -- In Northern California, there's a mystery unfolding about a creature that's been spotted at the bottom of a popular lake. Carlos Rubio was with his son at Lake Ralphine in ...

Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an alligator snapping turtle.