These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is imperative to their well-being.

There are calls that cops train for, and then there are calls that no academy on earth could truly prepare you for. When ...

A DANGER alert has been issued after a snapping turtle was discovered in a popular beauty spot. The “extremely dangerous” ...

While paddling down the river, I spotted something massive on the bank. The smell hit before I even reached it. What I found was a giant snapping turtle carcass — shell intact, legs still attached.

NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...

Visitors to a beauty spot were warned to stay out of the water after an "extremely dangerous" snapping turtle was spotted – ...

Turtles aren't known for their speed. In fact, it's usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

"Chonkosaurus," AKA "Chonk," was spotted chilling in the Chicago River last week. The exceedingly plump snapping turtle was captured on video that has since gone viral. "It was the most Chicago image, ...

Temperatures may still be hovering in the 60s, but one more sure sign of summer’s arrival has graced Chicago: Chonkosaurus has risen. The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet ...