The alligator snapping turtle, which is native to the rivers and swamps in Florida, the US, was discovered beside Urswick Tarn in Cumbria on Monday. Local councillor Denise Chamberlain retrieved the ...

An alligator snapping turtle, a species native to Florida, was found in a small lake in England and brought to Wild Side Vets in Cumbria. Photo courtesy of Wild Side Vets/Facebook Feb. 13 (UPI) --An ...

Fluffy, the alligator snapping turtle saved from a Cumbrian tarn, is faring well in his new home. He gained worldwide popularity after being fished out of Urswick Tarn, near Ulverston, by a shopping ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --An alligator snapping turtle, a freshwater reptile native to Florida, surprised veterinarians when it turned up in a small lake in England. Dominic Moule, a veterinary surgeon at Wild ...

A small bedroom community southeast of Windsor, Ont., has started a campaign to save snapping turtles from being hunted. Essex town council will send a motion to the provincial Ministries of Natural ...

A 'DANGEROUS' turtle with a jaw that can close with the force of hundreds of newtons was found in Urswick Tarn, Cumbria. An alligator snapping turtle, most commonly associated with swamps and rivers ...

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. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

In short: An alligator snapping turtle has been pulled out of a lake in northern England, far from its native home. A local woman used a shopping basket and three pairs of gloves to retrieve the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Firefighters expected to find flames inside a burning Albany garage this evening, but the animals might have thrown them for a loop. Crews pulled a snapping turtle and two small alligators from the ...