The snapping turtle eggs are finally hatching, and this video captures the exciting moment the baby turtles begin breaking ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A snapping turtle was seen laying eggs on the Western New England University’s campus Monday night. The University’s Police were called at around 6:45 p.m. by a concerned ...

A "giant" snapping turtle that was looking for a spot to lay her eggs was relocated on Thursday, after being found in a driveway in Westminster. An officer from the Westminster Police Department (WPD) ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely looking for a place to lay eggs. “The main reason ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... People living in one Westminster neighborhood got an unexpected visitor on their front doorstep this week. They found a giant snapping turtle looking for an ...

A Hillsborough County man is facing charges after allegedly holding more than two dozen snapping turtle hatchlings in illegal captivity. According to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement ...

MANKATO — A snapping turtle known as “mama” has dug eight nests at Hiniker Park. Mankato’s Samantha Wendt, who frequents the park with her 9-year-old daughter, has called the city of Mankato about the ...

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 ...

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