An “invasive” alligator snapping turtle has been named Fluffy by a vet after being found near a lake in Cumbria. The animal, which could “certainly give you a nasty nip”, is native to freshwater ...

A snapping turtle is pictured in front of a giant turtle at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany, Sept. 24, 2007. Reuters/Ina Fassbender Residents in Alexandria, Virginia have been noticing an increasing ...

An angler fishing for carp at a reservoir near Balsall Common got the shock of his life when he landed a giant North American turtle. The 25kg alligator snapping turtle, which is around two feet long, ...

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Wildlife conservationists in Florida stumbled across an enormous species of turtle that looks like it crawled out of a monster movie. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A 100-year-old alligator snapping turtle named ...

The turtle was brought to the clinic by a local councillor who wore “three pairs of builders’ gloves” and transported the animal in a shopping basket from Urswick Tarn, a lake in the area. Dr Kate ...

The animal, which could “certainly give you a nasty nip”, is native to freshwater habitats in North America in states such as Florida and Texas, but was brought to Wild Side Vets in Barrow-in-Furness ...