An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.

A member of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world with the power to bite through bone has been discovered in the United Kingdom – thousands of miles from its native home in the United ...

The snapping alligator turtle can reach 40 inches long and up to 180 pounds. A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away ...

In short: An alligator snapping turtle has been pulled out of a lake in northern England, far from its native home. A local woman used a shopping basket and three pairs of gloves to retrieve the ...

An “invasive” alligator snapping turtle has been named Fluffy by a vet after being found near a lake in Cumbria. The animal, which could “certainly give you a nasty nip”, is native to freshwater ...

The animal, which could “certainly give you a nasty nip”, is native to freshwater habitats in North America in states such as Florida and Texas, but was brought to Wild Side Vets in Barrow-in-Furness ...

It isn’t just a viral darling, though. The fact that there are snappers in the once notoriously polluted Chicago River tells a vital story about the health of our waterways. Though some news reports ...

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 ...

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 ...