Never mess with a snapping turtle. It will likely not go well for you. In the end, there is a lot you can do to avoid being bitten or attacked by any of these turtles. If you have one as a pet ...

A demonstration of how not to handle a snapping turtle turned into a cringe-inducing illustration when the turtle bit its handler and refused to let go. A video of the incident was posted Jan. 30 on ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as ...

He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved to Collins, Iowa, from Minnesota and the property has a farm pond.

The 21 turtle species are all native to the United States, most to the southeast, and include powerful snapping turtles ... around the globe are gravely threatened by the pernicious pet and meat ...