Scott McKelvey safely captured this snapping turtle after discovering it in his Garden City front yard. Officials say ...

It was only by fate or luck that a severely injured snapping turtle was found on a town road by a licensed wildlife ...

The common snapping turtle is a species that few Pennsylvanians give a second thought, unless they see one crossing the road or digging in their flower bed. This is because, outside the breeding ...

An environmental group says steep banks, loose sand and low water levels are resulting in extremely low clutch numbers.

Snapping turtles are on the move as they seek nesting grounds at the start of summer. They often have to cross roads to get to their marshy destinations, and every year, thousands are killed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The turtle was likely released by an "irresponsible owner" [Chris Newman] A snapping turtle with a bite that feels like "trapping ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The turtles can harm native wildlife, including ...

At Roberts Mill Park’s pond, Taneytown anglers have been reeling in more shells than scales. A wildlife management company relocated 25 turtles from the roughly 4-acre pond over Memorial Day weekend, ...

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...