A giant snapping turtle gets a close-up moment as the man turns it toward the camera and points out the unusual lure inside ...

Jul. 3—"Why did the turtle cross the road?" "To get to the Shell station," is how one version of the joke goes. The reality is turtles cross roads all of the time. And judging by the evidence of the ...

There could be dozens of them in your local creek. Snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in North America. And ...

NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...

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

Snapping turtles have jaws strong enough to bite off fingers. ©Joseph M. Arseneau/Shutterstock.com Turtles aren't known for their speed. In fact, it's usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins ...