Turtle expert Jordan Gray estimates the snapper weighs around 40 pounds—a pretty impressive weight for a common snapping turtle.

An alligator snapping turtle was found in Lake Washington under a dock near Kirkland. KIRKLAND, Wash. - A lifeguard grabbed ...

The massive snapping turtle at the center of a now-viral video, fittingly named “Chonkosaurus,” may have actually been a pretty rare sight for two kayakers on the Chicago River.

The snapping turtle was brought to a pond across the street from the Eliot Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, completing a seven-month-long recovery which took the animal out of its natural ...

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 ...

ELIOT, Maine — After fending off death, a critically-injured common snapping turtle struck by a motorist last year has been released back into the wild. The Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick ...

The common snapping turtle usually grows to between 8 and 14 inches but has been known to get as large as 19 inches. True to its name, its beak-like jaws can deliver a painful bite but if left ...

Spotting a stranded turtle, Jay Hardy jumped to rescue it, returning it to a small pond in a nearby neighborhood park.

Its cousin, the snapping turtle, which is more common throughout the United States, has a smoother carapace or shell. Once abundant throughout the Midwest and Southeast, the alligator snapping ...