Feds say a Louisiana man stole and sold more than 1,800 Florida turtles worth $550,000, using boats and false paperwork to ...

Even the air above us was already zoned and occupied: hawks circling with authority; bats flickering out at dusk; and the same bright red cardinal stationed in the front-yard tree each morning, with ...

During Chicago’s bitter winter of 2013-2014, the Humboldt Park Lagoon froze over, and snow piled on top of the thick layer of ...

Turtle racing, as featured in National Geographic, is a niche community sport. Nearby, a small town in northwest South Dakota ...

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

If you are fond of turtles, it’s your time to shine.

Earlier this month, residents of Grand Haven, Michigan, were treated to an unexpected sight: a giant, 33-pound snapping turtle wandering up and down the shore of Lake Michigan. By the time rescuers ...

On Tuesday the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced the death of what’s believed to be the world’s largest common snapping turtle, a prehistoric-looking specimen known as Big Snap Daddy. The ...

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 ...

When underwater creatures or objects can’t be seen in the watery depths some people are terrified and this fear has a name — megalohydrothalassophobia — the fear of underwater creatures or objects.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — A giant snapping turtle is going viral across West Michigan after he was brought to a local sanctuary last week. The Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary says its ...