The turtle who became a fixture at the Schramm Education Center grew far older and far larger than any known member of his ...

A massive, 33-pound snapping turtle was just rescued from the chilly shores of Lake Michigan. Meet Doug the Tank.

Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — 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. Grand Haven resident John ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Sign up for the Jacksonville Today newsletter. Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claude, an albino alligator, is shown at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in April. (Jeff Chiu / Associated ...

Claude, an albino alligator, is shown at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in April. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Claude, a rare albino alligator whose ghostly white scales and ...

Protected alligator snapping turtles are returned to their natural habitats, after the trafficked animals are saved from interstate poachers. Cooper Lake State Park in northeastern Texas offers shady ...

An alligator snapping turtle – a freshwater species native to the southern United States – has been captured at a lakefront park in Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland Parks this week shared an image ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A large, invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a lifeguard supervisor, officials said. Kirkland Parks & Community Services ...

A snap decision led to a big catch. A valiant lifeguard plucked a massive alligator snapping turtle from the waters of a Washington state park — then posed triumphantly with the invasive creature. The ...

See a turtle roaming around a park? You may want to keep your distance. A Kirkland lifeguard supervisor last week ran into an invasive alligator snapping turtle from under the dock at Juanita Beach ...