An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — An officer was dispatched out to find a rare snapping turtle at a residence in St. George on Wednesday. Officer Allred said the little lady turtle wandered out of the Fort ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — If you’re planning a trip to Monroe Lake soon, do you need to be wary of a nine-foot, 300-year-old snapping turtle capable of killing a person? The short answer – no.

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Tuesday marks two days of agony for Dan Hemby, who said he feels like he lost a part of his family when his alligator snapping turtle named "Thanos," disappeared. "It's almost ...

The alligator snapping turtle grows really big and really old. The males can weigh as much as 200 to 250 pounds. They can live for decades. But they’re disappearing. They’ve been hunted, pollution has ...

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Talk about the catch of a lifetime. A fisherman in Texas reeled in a massive alligator snapping turtle while he was celebrating Father’s Day. Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas, was fishing for ...