Ancient altercations between musk turtles and alligator gar recorded in Florida's fossil record

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida ...
AOL.co.uk

This Unique Snapping Turtle Spotted in Austin Is Stopping People in Their Tracks

If you've ever seen a snapping turtle, you know they aren't usually considered the cutest animals around, but one spotted in Austin, Texas, is making people do a serious double-take. Completely ...
UPI

Alligator snapping turtle found in Massachusetts pond

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...
theseeker

Common Snapping Turtles Need Your Help

The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species native to Ontario and the SDG area and remains one of the most interesting native animals found here. Often known as Ontario’s most ...
Wicked Local

Endangered alligator snapping turtle found in Massachusetts

Earlier this spring an Essex County resident notified MassWildlife of a snapping turtle acting oddly in their yard and asked for help. What MassWildlife staff found was a female alligator snapping ...
WTEN

Snapping turtle hit on Rensselaer Co. road passes away

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A nearly 70-year-old injured snapping turtle has passed away at a Massachusetts rescue after being saved from Methodist Farm Road in Averill Park on Tuesday. The ...
WOOD-TV

Giant snapping turtle rescued from Lake Michigan released back into wild

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Doug the Tank, a snapping turtle that went viral across West Michigan, has been released back in the wild. The Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary announced that the ...
Detroit Free Press

Flooding left snapping turtle stranded on beach, but now he's home

A snapping turtle that apparently had been displaced by spring flooding has been rescued from the Lake Michigan shoreline and placed back into more suitable habitat. “Doug the Tank”, a 33-pound ...
MLive

‘Doug the Tank’ returns to native habitat after rescue from Lake Michigan surf

GRAND HAVEN, MI –A sassy snapping turtle that had a misadventure on a Lake Michigan beach is fully recovered and back at home. Before his rescue, “Doug the Tank” had reportedly been struggling in the ...
WZZM

Snapping turtle found struggling on Lake MI shoreline back in his natural habitat

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — About a month ago, Doug, a large common snapping turtle, was found struggling along the shoreline of Lake Michigan near Grand Haven after being displaced by heavy flooding in the ...

Abandoned Pet Turtle Living in Pond Is So Grateful for Woman Bringing Food

When one woman saw an abandoned pet turtle in a pond, she simply couldn't just stand by and do nothing. She decided to bring him some food, and clearly, he was incredibly grateful for it: ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

Missouri conservation officials warn drivers of turtles crossing roads

Motorists across Missouri are being asked to slow down and stay alert for turtles crossing roadways during the spring months, according to a community announcement from the Missouri Department of ...