When fisherman Drew Hammonds saw a spiky armour-plated creature at the end of his line, he made a snap decision. He dropped his rod and started to run. But after a quick look back he realised he had ...

Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus." Joey Santore was ...

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 moment a giant snapping turtle dubbed the 'chonkosaurus' was spotted relaxing in the sun in an Illinois river. The footage, captured by kayaker Joey Cantore, shows the 60lb beast basking ...

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 ...

An Alligator Snapping Turtle, usually found in rivers of North America, which was caught by keen angler Drew Hammond at Earlswood Lakes in Birmingham Credit: Photo: NEWSTEAM Drew Hammonds, 37, from ...