A 60-pound alligator snapping turtle — among the first reported in the wild in Massachusetts — turned up in an Essex County ...

The alligator snapping turtle looks as though it could have been created for a Sci-Fi/Dinosaur crossover film or conjured from the imagination of a child. The troughs and pointed peaks of the shell ...

Currently, snapping turtles are facing many environmental challenges and are considered an endangered species by the Government of Canada and of special concern by the Government of Ontario. This ...

A customer brought home a bag of lettuce from an Australian grocery store and discovered a live frog among the leaves.

The Nashville Zoo announced a male southern pudu, the world's smallest species of deer, was born at the facility just in time for Mother's Day.

Connecticut officials are reminding drivers to be on the lookout for turtles crossing roads this month, as nesting season begins and they get more active. During this time of year, egg-bearing females ...

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 ...

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, MI –A sassy snapping turtle that had a misadventure on a Lake Michigan beach is fully recovered and back at home. Before his rescue, “Doug the Tank” had reportedly been struggling in the ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — About a month ago, Doug, a large common snapping turtle, was found struggling along the shoreline of Lake Michigan near Grand Haven after being displaced by heavy flooding in the ...