Snapping turtles are one of the oldest types of turtle around, having been around for approximately 200 million years – even during the time of the dinosaurs! The species also has a lifespan of ...

He's handsome, strong and rugged, weighing in at about 27½ pounds, and measuring about 14 inches in length. Rumpus, a common snapping turtle, looks ready to take on any challenge, but like all of ...

Tularemia is an infection typically found in squirrels, wild rodents, certain birds, and rabbits. It's a rare disease that ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

Snapping turtles roamed the Earth, albeit slowly, millions of years before dinosaurs. They can live 75 or more years, and the biggest one caught in the wild weighed 68 pounds.

The largest snapping turtle ever recorded in the state was caught last month in the James River, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Why it matters: The 57-pound "Godzilla ...

I have a special interest in snapping turtles because I grew up within an easy commute of Philadelphia and went to college ...

Alligator snapping turtles—Macroclemys temminckii— are the largest freshwater turtles in Texas and can live for a century or more. David Rosenbaum/Texas Parks and Wildlife Department By Ariana ...

Common snapping turtle. Snapping turtles are Delaware's largest freshwater turtle species, reaching up to 35 pounds and 18 inches long. They are known to resemble dinosaurs, with large heads ...

Forty turtle nesting boxes — square wooden frames constructed with untreated lumber, topped with wire mesh, and marked with ...

Snapping turtles are feeling the love from humans. ... They are largest turtle in the state. They have a wider distribution statewide. They occur in Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, ...

Snapping turtles are one of the oldest types of turtle around, having been around for approximately 200 million years – even during the time of the dinosaurs! The species also has a lifespan of ...