The year 2020 brought unforgettable animal encounters, surprising births and unexpected challenges at the zoo. From handling ...

Video from Renegade Bowfishing obtained by the social news platform Storyful, shows hunter Chris Webb nabbing "Snaggletooth," an 844-pound, 14-foot alligator on Sept. 28 in Lake Moultrie, which is 50 ...

Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...

"They are dinosaurs, living dinosaurs, very impressive," Garrett Lamason of the West Shore Wildlife Center said. Dino’s journey began on July 9 when a family found him in the middle of West High ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston SPCA shared on Wednesday that 19 animals, including an alligator, a turtle, and several puppies, were rescued from a garage of a Cypress-area home. According ...

Snapping turtles are considered living fossils, with ancestors dating back 60 million years. Most snapping turtles do not survive to adulthood due to high predation rates on eggs and hatchlings. Adult ...

A family discovered an injured snapping turtle under a truck in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. The turtle, named Dino, had a cracked shell from being hit by a car and two fish hooks lodged in his throat.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington Parks and Recreation is protecting a family of snapping turtles nesting at North Beach. The department has placed bright orange netting around the nests to protect ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Animal Care & Control shared on social media Wednesday that it has been receiving an increasing number of calls for snapping turtles. According to the post, the ...

Turtles are some of the oldest reptiles in the world — and to some reptile enthusiasts, they might be the cutest. They've evolved over the last million or so years to live on land, in water, or ...

A massive alligator snapping turtle gives a rare look at one of the most distinctive freshwater reptiles. The video shows a handler examining the turtle’s powerful jaws, large claws, and rugged ...