NEW ORLEANS -- It's a marvelously ugly beast, with spiked and ridged armor, a sharply hooked beak, a fishing lure in its mouth and a nasty bite. But the alligator snapping turtle's hard shell holds ...

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 ...

Snapping turtles often get a bad reputation for their hooked jaws and rugged appearance. They look like creatures built only for defense, but the truth is far more interesting. These reptiles have ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week. The ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

Temperatures may still be hovering in the 60s, but one more sure sign of summer’s arrival has graced Chicago: Chonkosaurus has risen. The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet ...

MERCER, Wis. (WSAW) - A photo of a massive turtle near Mercer will make you do a double-take. Over the weekend, Dan Sodemann, of Madison, said he was kayaking on the western side of the Turtle ...

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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early next month. 27 News reached out to the Kansas Department of ...

Here in the Americas, lake monster legends are a dime a dozen. More than a few of them were probably inspired by these ancient-looking creatures. In honor of World Turtle Day, here are 10 things you ...

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 in the comments ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A species of big turtles, long gone from Kansas, are now back after a 30-year hiatus. Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of alligator ...