As soon as the ice is off the pond, I start looking for turtles. In this Moretown pond, the most common species to spot are painted turtles and snapping turtles. There's no mistaking the two, although ...

After missing and catching a couple bass, a large snapping turtle decides he wants to eat my LiveTarget Hollow Body Frog. I had to come up with a way to remove the hooks with out pliers and without ge ...

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The grumpy turtle was the largest the center had examined in five ... The laboratory adds in its online profile of the common snapping turtle that the omnivores occasionally “may move long ...

The Trump administration's proposal to change the definition of the word “harm” in the Endangered Species Act could bring ...

The main difference is the size, Riedle said. Common snapping turtles can usually reach around 30 to 40 pounds. In Kansas, the largest alligator snapping turtle recorded was 138 pounds.

PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to force it to ensure protections for 12 plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and legal victory from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under ...