Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

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 ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

This is the hair-raising moment a fiery turtle snaps back at a girl who thought she was petting a cute tortoise. She stumbled upon the scaly animal on a road at a Canadian wildlife reserve and decided ...

NEWPORT, Wash. – Snapping turtles are a prohibited species in Washington. Despite this, one common snapping turtle was found along the Pend Oreille River and had to be removed by the Washington ...

This is the hilarious moment three snapping turtles got stuck on top of each other when one of them stopped abruptly and the two behind failed to notice. The photographs of the reptilian pile-up were ...

The turtle has to be handled carefully, says charity director Wayne May An animal conservationist wants laws on the sale of some rare breeds to be tightened after rescuing a "dangerous" turtle ...