You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have ...

Snapping turtles have long tails; in fact, they can be as long as or longer than their carapace, the hard shell on their back, which measures on average between 8 and 14 inches.

I have a special interest in snapping turtles because I grew up within an easy commute of Philadelphia and went to college ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding state residents about the emergence of New York’s ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, has reappeared.

Snapping turtles are Delaware's largest freshwater turtle species, reaching up to 35 pounds and 18 inches long. ... They are also the only sea turtle without scales and a hard shell, ...

It's nesting season for snapping turtles, and they've been spotted at various locations in Kaukauna near the Fox River.

These turtles are called snapping turtles, ... The turtle stretches out its head and snatches up the crab in a flash, pulling its head back into its shell as it swallows the crustacean.