It's nesting season for snapping turtles, which means you're now likelier to encounter them when you're out and about than any other time of the year.

Concerned about the decline in the snapping turtle population, staff at the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have been taking "spe-shell" care of turtles and their eggs. "There's certain places that ...

Snapping turtles can grow to a maximum of about 50 pounds in Canada and some scientists believe they can reach 150 years old, but they’re almost 20 years old before they start laying eggs.

Alligator snapping turtles were once common in the Verdigris and Neosho Rivers in Kansas but, by 1991, were largely missing from the state. Kansas represents the northwesternmost reach of the ...

On July 20, residents at the Morley house on Bass Lake Road were surprised and delighted to find an unexpected visitor just outside their front door. It is unknown where the baby snapping turtle came ...

A snapping turtle clawing at the front door is not a regular occurrence for most Londoners, but at Alan Graham's house, it happens nearly every year. When one showed up on his porch three days ago ...

Two albino snapping turtles and another turtle born with two heads. Weird things happen in nature – or in a lab – that humans rarely see. But staff at a London-area conservation authority are ...

The turtle is shown occasionally snapping its mouth at the man as he endeavors to bring the reptile to safety. A caption shared with the post reads: "He was in a snappy goofy mood." ...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WFRV) – Snapping turtles are starting to hatch and roam around northeast Wisconsin, especially in Kaukauna, with the nesting season. As a result, officials with nature reserves ...