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 ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

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 ...

Meet the newest alligator snapping turtle and get a close look at this incredible prehistoric-looking reptile. From its ...

The Godzilla snapping turtle lives up to its name in this epic underwater showdown. When a crab wanders too close, the ...

Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it "Chonkosaurus." Joey Santore was ...

Callers in Pennsylvania’s Washington County reported a giant snapping turtle was walking down the road. It turned out to be an African tortoise. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission photo Panicked ...

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

ELIOT, Maine – After fending off death, a critically-injured common snapping turtle struck by a motorist last year has been released back into the wild. The Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine, ...

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 ...

The alligator snapping turtle could become a threatened species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and it might be because of a soup. The total number of turtles belonging to species, ...

Nine alligator snapping turtles were captured in the Homoassa River, including one that was 99 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Florida Fish and Wildlife Research ...