When you see a river or pond turtle in the wild, that’s often because it’s sitting out in the sun. Aquatic turtles spend a good proportion of their time “basking” on whatever they can climb onto.

With high temperatures, heavy traffic and high tides expected throughout Independence Day weekend, it is important to keep an eye out for diamondback terrapins when driving on shore roads.

An adult snapping turtle makes its way away from a road and into a pond. CONTRIBUTED A turtle rests on a curb after getting caught in street flooding during heavy rains, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in ...

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The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests. But it’s actually just the scientific name for the common snapping turtle, an invasive species that seems to be ...

GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Garden City officials are asking residents to report invasive turtles around the city. Garden City Mayor Bill Jacobs said there have been "several recent sightings" of snapping ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The turtles can harm native wildlife, including ...

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...