Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an ...

A giant alligator snapping turtle. About 3 years old. Not really aggressive but can bite your fingers© Daranamnam/Shutterstock.com It’s not every day that you see an alligator snapping turtle get a ...

Witness the power and speed of an alligator snapping turtle’s bite in this close encounter.

A snapping turtle that apparently had been displaced by spring flooding has been rescued from the Lake Michigan shoreline and placed back into more suitable habitat. “Doug the Tank”, a 33-pound ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Doug the Tank, a snapping turtle that went viral across West Michigan, has been released back in the wild. The Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary announced that the ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

Governor Ron DeSantis' famed "Alligator Alcatraz" U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holding facility in the Florida swamp will "return to the Everglades" after it is no longer needed, a ...

CHARLESTON — Bystanders and city police were taken by surprise the evening of May 13 as an alligator strolled across the peninsula’s upper Meeting Street. The approximately 6-foot reptile did make it ...

NAPLES, Fla. (WINK)—A man was bitten on the leg by an alligator while retrieving his dog from the edge of a pond in Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC ...