Snapping turtles are notorious for their powerful bites – but there’s more to the story than just brute strength. In this video, we explore the surprising reason why these ancient reptiles evolved ...

Tami Gingrich explores the unique qualities and lifecycle of snapping turtles, as egg-laying season is upon us in northeast ...

Lori Lilley rescued the turtles stranded by the lake reconstruction in Carsonia Park and she is not giving up.

DNR fisheries biologist Scott Heintzelman said females cross roadways in search of sandy areas to dig nests and sometimes ...

Snapping turtles are the the only turtle species for which there is an open hunting season in New York state, according to ...

A snapping turtle was found burying her eggs on the riverbank. Footage shows the rear end of the turtle slowly covering the eggs she had laid in a nest dug into the soil in New Jersey on May 11.

Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to ...

Chonkosaurus,” possibly the most famous inhabitant of the Chicago River, re-appeared earlier this week after a winter of ...

This spring, bright yellow lawn signs will be displayed identifying “Turtle Crossings” on roads at streams and wetlands in ...

Although adult snapping turtles spend a majority of time in the water, females will haul themselves out, trundling to a soft, sandy place, where they deposit their eggs, from which will hatch lots ...

This turtle, like all turtles, was very careful about where she laid her eggs. Most turtles lay their eggs in the morning.

Rookwood Weir's turtle bypass, or ladder, for endangered Fitzroy River and white-throated snapping turtles has had its first ...