A prehistoric creature is lurking in Lake Ralphine at Santa Rosa’s Howarth Memorial Park. Just a few feet away from the docks, a reptile with a gnarled shell and bony beak was recently spotted ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With the warm weather finally here, humans aren’t the only ones out exploring West Michigan. Turtles are on the move, which means you’re more likely to encounter one along ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

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 ...

Grégory Bulté, an Ottawa-area biologist, holds a map turtle shell that shows the distinctive 'map' pattern that gives the turtle its name. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit) The northern map turtle is ...

Who can resist that face? While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas’ rivers — and they’re about to make a ...