The massive snapping turtle at the center of a now-viral video, fittingly named "Chonkosaurus," may have actually been a pretty rare sight for two kayakers on the Chicago River. The turtle was caught ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

A Minnesota woman and her daughter were left shocked during a fishing trip when they encountered a huge snapping turtle that was trying to steal their fish. Shala Holm shared pictures of the ...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer bringing beach weather as residents flock to lakes and riversides to cool off — be it for fishing, kayaking or just enjoying a good swim. But as humans ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A struggling turtle has two local officers to thank for making snappy decisions to save its life. Prairie Village Animal Control Officer Courtney Sievers and Leawood Animal ...

A prehistoric creature is lurking in Lake Ralphine at Santa Rosa’s Howarth Memorial Park. Just a few feet away from the docks, a reptile with a gnarled shell and bony beak was recently spotted ...

State wildlife officials investigating the cause of waterfowl found at Mile Square Regional Park with mutilated bills say the injuries appear to be the work of snapping turtles, though some animal ...

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.