Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

Cobb County PD responded to East Piedmont Road to “encourage” the snapping turtle to cross, using a shovel, as the turtle ...

A person was caught with live snapping turtles at a Westchester County reservoir after a police investigation revealed they had been illegally catching the animals, officials said. According to ...

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 ...

Q: We have fish and plants in our backyard pond, but now we would like to add turtles and dragonflies. How do we get them in ...

They may look like prehistoric bruisers with faces only a biologist could love, but alligator snapping turtles are proving they're more than just brawn. According to new research from the Texas Parks ...

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: ...

Turtles that nest from May to June in New York state are often spotted on or near roads, and the state Department of Environmental Conservation reminds New Yorkers to “Give Turtles a Brake.” Turtles ...