The common snapping turtle is infamous for being one of the most aggressive and powerful turtles in the world. Unlike the typical calm and slow-moving turtle you might imagine, this species ...

Winston Marshall, a Virginia-based nuisance wildlife trapper, caught a 57-pound snapping turtle from the James River in August, and he weighed it on a certified scale. In September, the Virginia ...

Three limestone snapping turtles have joined the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center on Indiana 49 in Porter.

More than 7 million people watched a video of snapping turtles appearing frozen in an Iowa pond. They're wintering in a state called brumation.

Snapping turtles are common around Indiana and have made refuge in the North American wetlands for 90 million years. They are dangerous and carry a bite force strong enough to sever human fingers.