The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week. The ...

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

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A species of big turtles, long gone from Kansas, are now back after a 30-year hiatus. Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of alligator ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

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 ...

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A snapping turtle decided to pay a visit to a Raising Cane’s in Chesterfield County on Thursday, probably looking for a “bite.” On Thursday, May 22, an officer with ...

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 ...

Dan Hemby told a news station that losing his turtle, named Thanos, was "almost like losing a piece of myself" Getty Images A 100-year-old alligator snapping turtle has gone missing in North Carolina ...