There are a few more white-throated snapping turtles in Queensland, Australia than researchers previously thought, which is great news for the 'bum-breathing', critically endangered species. While the ...

Meet the newest alligator snapping turtle and get a close look at this incredible prehistoric-looking reptile. From its ...

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 ...

A female member of an endangered species of turtle has laid eggs for the first time since being rescued, much to the delight of conservationists. The lucky Manning River turtle is part of a captive ...

Foreword -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Australian freshwater turtles and Aboriginal culture -- Long-neck turtles : Genus Chelodina Fitzinger, 1826 -- Snapping turtles : Genus Elseya Gray, ...

Snapping turtles are opportunistic omnivores that will eat almost anything in the pond. While they prefer meat, including worms, snails, fish, birds, small mammals, other turtles, and frogs, 30 ...

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 ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...

The snapping alligator turtle can reach 40 inches long and up to 180 pounds. A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away ...