The Bramble Park Zoo has announced the passing of their alligator snapping turtle, Bowser, from complications of cancer.

Alligator snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtle in North America, sporting jagged, pointy shells, and a hooked beak. But these prehistoric-looking creatures haven't been seen in Kansas ...

Alligator snapping turtles, like the one seen in this file photo, were classified as endangered in Kansas in 1974. The state has begun a reintroduction program to bring the creatures back to Kansas ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

PHELAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- Not your usual golf-course hazard: A giant snapping turtle weighing 70 pounds was found wandering the streets near the La Caada Flintridge Country Club Thursday. The ...

A massive snapping turtle lounging on a bed of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video of the spectacle was posted to Twitter on Saturday. Joey Santore, a ...

A record number of clutches of white-throated snapping turtles have been found along the Burnett River in Queensland's ...

Depending on where you live, you can usually expect some visitors to your garden — whether it's bumblebees, chipmunks, or any ...

Waterfront landowners eventually discover that snapping turtles, beavers, and other aquatic pests are not just background ...