KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking the public to report any sightings of snapping turtles west of the Continental Divide. FWP officials say snapping turtles are a native ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — An officer was dispatched out to find a rare snapping turtle at a residence in St. George on Wednesday. Officer Allred said the little lady turtle wandered out of the Fort ...

A Minnesota woman and her daughter were left shocked during a fishing trip when they encountered a huge snapping turtle that was trying to steal their fish. Shala Holm shared pictures of the ...

My field guides state there are two kinds of snapping turtles in the Skiatook area, the common snapping turtle and the alligator snapping turtle. However, the only one I’ve ever encountered is the ...

This article was originally featured on Field & Stream. In 2015, professional photographer Kerry Wix was fishing at Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee when he noticed a big northern water snake that ...

Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

It isn’t just a viral darling, though. The fact that there are snappers in the once notoriously polluted Chicago River tells a vital story about the health of our waterways. Though some news reports ...