Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty ...

Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York. Snappers are the largest New York freshwater turtle, reaching shell lengths of 19 inches and weights of 70 pounds.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A common snapping turtle, likely a lost pet, will be available for adoption on Friday (Nov. 22) if its ...

In addition to his just-under-60-pound weight, the freshwater snapper boasts an 18-inch shell ... snapping turtles can live ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. This prehistoric-looking freshwater turtle is known ...