An endangered alligator snapping turtle, not native to Massachusetts, was rescued and is being treated for severe pneumonia.
A female snapping turtle digs a hole to lay her eggs. Once they are laid, she won't return to them, so your land is likely safe from encounters. Credit: Diana Bowley / BDN With snapping turtle ...
"Protecting adult females and turtle nests in the wild is essential for conserving Wisconsin turtle populations."  One way to ...
Foreword / J. Whitfield Gibbons -- Systematics, taxonomy, and geographic distribution of the snapping turtles, family Chelydridae / Carl H. Ernst -- History of fossil Chelydridae / J. Howard Hutchison ...
As temperatures rise, the turtle nesting season is beginning. There are several hundred species of turtles, but many of them ...
Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an alligator snapping turtle.
These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is ...