Many creatures have imprinted on our hearts — and even a city sidewalk — for making their homes near ours. Here’s a look back at some of Chicago’s well-loved animals.

Running across the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, New Hampshire, around the western edge of Occum Pond, I spot a tiny snapping turtle alongside the road, motionless as if contemplating its ...

The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle fit right in among elephant-sized ... When waters fall Heavy, huge and hidden, adult alligator snappers have few natural predators. Their bony shells are ...

This is Lou the Giant Alligator Snapping Turtle Their known for their giant beak shaped mouth that can close very fast and ... Trump announces two new national holidays, including one on Veterans ...

While it may seem surprising to find a turtle on a list of deadly reptiles, the alligator snapping turtle is a ... their jaws wide enough to swallow an adult human, though such encounters are ...

As ambush predators, adult snapping turtles will bury themselves almost ... typical method for dismembering larger prey is to simply decapitate them. An Alligator snapping turtle on the road.

The state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) considers the alligator snapping turtle to be one ... he found it was just a regular 30-pound adult turtle. “The protection of isolated ...

The Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle can only be found living in the Suwannee River Basin of Georgia and Florida and the population is officially on the decline, according to the press release.

These ridges are retained by adult alligator snapping turtles but become less apparent ... (The maximum weight of a common snapping turtle is thought to be around 85 pounds.) These turtles can be ...

While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas' rivers—and they're about to make a triumphant homecoming.

CHICAGO --A scientist searching for a young male alligator snapping turtle that was put in a Southern Illinois creek at least a year ago instead grabbed a 22-pound adult female, raising hopes for ...