A common snapping turtle and an alligator snapping turtle provide the setup for a closer look at Freddy, an unusual hybrid.

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 ...

All turtles are able to snap, but not every turtle is a snapping turtle. You can identify the two most common species by ...

While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas' rivers—and they're about to make a triumphant homecoming.

It’s a face only a mother could love. Well, a mother or a wildlife biologist. But if you ever get face-to-face with a 200-pound, 100 year-old alligator snapping turtle with its gaping jaws spread wide ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...