The turtle hatchlings can be the size of a quarter. They have to cross Western Highway to get to their marshy home.

Often mistaken for a slow, timid creature, the Common Snapping Turtle is far from ordinary. This aggressive predator, also known as Chelydra serpentina, is one of the most dangerous turtles on the ...

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 ...

Common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) have a reputation for being — well, snappish. A snapper’s mouth is a sharp-edged, scissor-like beak which it uses to eat fish, snakes, and frogs ...

The Common (Eastern) Snapping Turtle is widespread around here whereas the larger Alligator Snapping Turtle is more often seen in eastern Texas and Oklahoma.

Spotting a stranded turtle, Jay Hardy jumped to rescue it, returning it to a small pond in a nearby neighborhood park.

An alligator snapping turtle was found in Lake Washington under a dock near Kirkland. KIRKLAND, Wash. - A lifeguard grabbed ...

Snapping turtles are one of the oldest types of turtle around, having been around for approximately 200 million years – even during the time of the dinosaurs! The species also has a lifespan of ...

I can only wonder this things been eating." Santore said he spotted the turtle near Goose Island on the North Branch of the Chicago River. Common snapping turtles can weigh more than 20 lbs.

In Montana, snapping turtles are mainly found in the eastern third of the state where they can grow to have shells 8 to 14 inches long.

Meet Chonkosarus. No it’s not a Pokemon — Chonkosarus is the name for a gigantic common snapping turtle that has become the unofficial mascot of the Chicago River. The unusually large snapper ...