It’s not every day that you see an alligator snapping turtle get a pedicure, so be sure to check out this extraordinary ...

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

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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 ...

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...

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 ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Just last week, a students at a Lancaster preschool got an unexpected visitor for World Turtle Day: a large snapping turtle in the parking lot! Experts with Forgotten Friend ...

Swartz Creek resident Kim Powell estimates she's saved "at least" 500 turtles since her father taught her how to help them safely cross roads when she was a kid. "Since I was a kid, I do it every time ...