Fluffy, the alligator snapping turtle saved from a Cumbrian tarn, is faring well in his new home. He gained worldwide popularity after being fished out of Urswick Tarn, near Ulverston, by a shopping ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South. A dogwalker spotted the turtle last week in a ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

The heartbreaking sight of a giant freshwater turtle surviving in a fish tank with 'barely enough room to turn around' has angered visitors to a popular reptile park. 'Leonardo' is Australia's largest ...

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 ...