A beloved monster turtle considered one of the largest in the Urban Jungle has disappeared, and its legion of admirers fear the worst — that it was captured by cold-blooded poachers and sold for soup.

Going for a swim is a vital part of surviving any Texas summer, especially when Central Texans have ample waterways courtesy the likes of Lake Austin, Lake Travis and Lady Bird Lake. With any nature ...

The Godzilla snapping turtle lives up to its name in this epic underwater showdown. When a crab wanders too close, the ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — If you have heard a story swimming around about what could possibly be Indiana’s next lake monster, think again. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish ...

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Editor's note: The photo caption has been edited to correct the year it was taken and Walker's title. Move over, one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater. There's a new long-named, possibly ...

I’ve often wondered just how much the average person living in New York knows about common snapping turtles? The answer for most is probably either “not much” or nothing at all. Well, I can understand ...