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 ...

Callers in Pennsylvania’s Washington County reported a giant snapping turtle was walking down the road. It turned out to be an African tortoise. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission photo Panicked ...

A record number of clutches of white-throated snapping turtles have been found along the Burnett River in Queensland's ...

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

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 ...

Watch a baby snapping turtle instinctively hunt down worms with surprising speed and precision. This close-up moment captures natural predatory behavior and the raw survival instincts present even at ...

ELIOT, Maine – After fending off death, a critically-injured common snapping turtle struck by a motorist last year has been released back into the wild. The Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine, ...

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

The alligator snapping turtle could become a threatened species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and it might be because of a soup. The total number of turtles belonging to species, ...