A kayaker on the Chicago River found a giant snapping turtle, and now she's the city's newest celebrity. Chicago has a new celebrity named Chonkosaurus. The snapping turtle, which was spotted on the ...

While paddling down the river, I spotted something massive on the bank. The smell hit before I even reached it. What I found was a giant snapping turtle carcass — shell intact, legs still attached.

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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Tuesday marks two days of agony for Dan Hemby, who said he feels like he lost a part of his family when his alligator snapping turtle named "Thanos," disappeared. "It's almost ...

PHELAN, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- Not your usual golf-course hazard: A giant snapping turtle weighing 70 pounds was found wandering the streets near the La Caada Flintridge Country Club Thursday. The ...

A 57-pound snapping turtle caught outside Richmond set an “official state record” in Virginia. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 57-pound “true giant” captured in Virginia has set a state record. The massive ...

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Q: Tonca, an American alligator snapping turtle, was the unofficial mascot of the Museum of Science & History in Jacksonville ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator ...

A turtle Jean Stimmell once helped across the road, who was in no mood to commune. Credit: Jean Stimmell / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for essential news each day, ...