Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

UNTIL 65 MILLION years ago, huge reptiles dominated our planet — and every summer I think they might be making a comeback. The sight of a snapping turtle hauling herself onto a sunny log or lifting ...

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For once, Florida is invading the United Kingdom. A dog walker in Cumbria in northwest England spotted something bizarre and prehistoric-looking in a small local lake and asked about it on Facebook.

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 ...

A snapping turtle needed a bit of an assist at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County.Video above: Headlines from News 8.The reptile made its way down Range Road.Fort Indiantown Gap is home to numerous ...

Police say a large snapping turtle found wrapped in plastic along with a BB gun in garbage bag Thursday is “in good spirits and will recover.” Officers were called to a home in the city’s east end ...