A close look at a rare albino snapping turtle, highlighting its unique appearance, behavior, and fascinating traits compared ...

A record number of clutches of white-throated snapping turtles have been found along the Burnett River in Queensland's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

My first sighting of a snapping turtle this spring seemed an auspicious start to turtle season. Some teenage boys had pulled their car to the side of the road, warning lights flashing, and were out ...

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 ...

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 ...