MDC encourages motorists to slow down when they see a turtle in the road and check to be sure they can safely steer around it. (MDC) (This article is a press release from the Missouri Department of ...

Before her daughter grew old enough that it was no longer cool to hang out with her outdoorsy mom, Laura Potter took her to ...

Many of us were told as kids to watch out for the painful chomp of a snapping turtle. Anyone who has had the unfortunate ...

Chances are that you don't want to spot any reptiles at all. But here's a list of reptiles that you really, really don't want ...

The world's biggest common snapping turtle, a prehistoric giant known as Big Snap Daddy, died in Nebraska on April 20.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — The St. George Police Department is celebrating Animal Care and Control Officr Appreciation Week, recognizing their efforts towards protecting both the people and animals in ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A snapping turtle got a little help from officers to cross a busy Cobb County thoroughfare. Cobb County PD responded to East Piedmont Road to “encourage” the snapping turtle to ...

SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – An officer with the Southampton Police Department helped a turtle safely cross the road and relocate it to a wooded area. In a social media post by the department on ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – This “absolute tank” of a snapping turtle was nearly unresponsive when a rescuer pulled him out of the Lake Michigan surf last week in Grand Haven. The 33-pound, 30(ish)-year-old ...

A common snapping turtle found itself in an uncommon place last week when it was discovered stranded on the shores of Lake Michigan in Grand Haven.

After years off the grid in the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Underground habitat, a small group of alligator snapping turtles is back in Oklahoma rivers as part of a long-running hatchery ...