A startling social media clip is grabbing attention after showing a snapping turtle ambushing a snake in the water and ...

A 60-pound alligator snapping turtle — among the first reported in the wild in Massachusetts — turned up in an Essex County ...

Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an ...

An endangered alligator snapping turtle, not native to Massachusetts, was rescued and is being treated for severe pneumonia.

It looks like a smiling swamp creature straight out of a movie.

Efforts from two county law enforcement leaders and deputies to save an estimated 70-year-old snapping turtle did not prevail ...

The sanctuary says the turtle was found near Grand Haven, lethargic and exhausted after being thrown back and forth by waves.

This snapping turtle was rescued near Brookfield, N.S., last fall after suffering extensive damage to the shell and a broken pelvis. On Thursday, ...

A local turtle conservation not-for-profit is asking Kingstonians to keep an eye out for turtles, especially snapping turtles ...

A female snapping turtle digs a hole to lay her eggs. Once they are laid, she won't return to them, so your land is likely safe from encounters. Credit: Diana Bowley / BDN With snapping turtle ...

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 ...

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 ...