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 ...

In the undergrowth by a pond in Kent woodland, lay a wrinkled and dangerous beast, with the power to slice through skin and bone with its powerful jaws... It was a snapping turtle and it is thought ...

A turtle whose species has been known to severe fingers down to the bone has been rescued in a shopping basket of all things - and will now live in Cornwall. The "dangerous" alligator snapping turtle, ...