You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have ...

With summer in full swing, there's nothing more tempting than cooling off in a body of water, especially in places like Texas ...

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

I have a special interest in snapping turtles because I grew up within an easy commute of Philadelphia and went to college ...

Snapping turtles should not be handled due to their aggressive nature ... Sometimes, though, the stripes are not visible.

A man has been hailed as an "absolute legend" after he was spotted trying to prevent a snapping turtle from being run over on a roadway. The moment was captured in a video shared by @xannydo and ...

Read Next: Fisherman Catches Gigantic 200-Pound Snapping Turtle, Then Lands World Record Gar. Common freshwater snapping turtles are found throughout the eastern U.S., as well as in Canada. In U.S.

Common snapping turtle. Snapping turtles are Delaware's largest freshwater turtle species, reaching up to 35 pounds and 18 inches long. They are known to resemble dinosaurs, with large heads ...

Snapping turtles roamed the Earth, albeit slowly, millions of years before dinosaurs. They can live 75 or more years, and the biggest one caught in the wild weighed 68 pounds.

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles with "a heavy, muscular build, sharp claws, a long flexible neck, a sharp serrated beak, and powerful jaws." They live in a wide range of the country ...