Made of bone, a snapping turtle’s shell can withstand damage, but the extent of the creature’s injuries were severe, Lamb said. “It was clear that he wasn’t just hit by a tire and sent ...

Snapping turtles are native to the East Coast and “can extend their neck the length of their body,” according to the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois.

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 ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S ... a veterinarian surgeon at Wild Side Vets, ...

Alligator snapping turtles are invasive to England, as the "dinosaur-like" creatures are exclusively found in the U.S. from northern Florida to Iowa, according to the National Wildlife Federation.

This past week I found a snapping turtle busy digging her egg nest in the sand along the side of a back country road. I decided to stop and observe the spectacle that occurs only once a year.

Since Chamberlain and some helpers were able to recover the turtle from the pond, it has been in the care of Wild Side Vets, a veterinary practice about 300 miles north of London.

A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away from its natural habitat.. Dr. Dominic Moule, a veterinary surgeon at Wild ...

Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it "Chonkosaurus." ...

The massive turtles can grow to be 175 pounds and are known for their spiky shells and, according to the federation, having "a bite force of 1,000 pounds." ...