An alligator snapping turtle, a species native to Florida, was found in a small lake in England and brought to Wild Side Vets in Cumbria. Photo courtesy of Wild Side Vets/Facebook Feb. 13 (UPI) --An ...

The Burlington Parks Department wants to make sure you are sharing the road with our new reptilian neighbors while out exploring the bike path. Jaida Breck went for a walk along the Burlington bike ...

For once, Florida is invading the United Kingdom. A dog walker in Cumbria in northwest England spotted something bizarre and prehistoric-looking in a small local lake and asked about it on Facebook.

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 ...

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 ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

Meet the newest alligator snapping turtle and get a close look at this incredible prehistoric-looking reptile. From its powerful jaws to unique behavior, here’s why this species is one of the most ...

A snapping turtle swims below surface of Perch Pond at Cedar Hill State Park in Cedar Hill, Texas, April 12, 2023. Contributing columnist Christopher de Vinck writes about his encounter with a turtle ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A large, invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a lifeguard supervisor, officials said. Kirkland Parks & Community Services ...

Alligator snapping turtles have a hard, armor-like shell and a sharp beak. A 100-year-old giant alligator snapping turtle is at large after mysteriously disappearing somewhere along Interstate 40 in ...

It’s the largest freshwater turtle in North America and one that looks downright prehistoric. But this “dinosaur” of a turtle, as it’s often called, which only lives in the Suwannee River basin of ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --An alligator snapping turtle, a freshwater reptile native to Florida, surprised veterinarians when it turned up in a small lake in England. Dominic Moule, a veterinary surgeon at Wild ...