Joe Clemens of Irwin has a dangerous hands-on hobby. Clemens is a fourth-generation turtle noodler, a pursuit where one catches snapping turtles with their bare hands from underwater holes in the ...

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: ...

Why do snapping turtles cross Connecticut’s roads? The short answer: To get to the other side. But there’s a specific reason — and season — that these turtles embark on this journey. The large aquatic ...

A demonstration “what not to do with a snapping turtle” in turned into an illustration when the reptile bite its handler and refused to let go. Video screengrabs A demonstration of how not to handle a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This animal put the “snappy” in snapping turtle. A snapping turtle did not appear too happy to receive a helping hand off of a Tennessee road earlier this month. A man is seen ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - More than a dozen baby snapping turtles were found during routine garden work at a local hospice facility. And people at Hospice of Northwest Ohio are welcoming them to stay.

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...