SANTA ROSA, California -- In Northern California, there's a mystery unfolding about a creature that's been spotted at the bottom of a popular lake. Carlos Rubio was with his son at Lake Ralphine in ...

When temperatures drop, some water turtles — including painted turtles and common snapping turtles — search out the soft ...

My earliest memory of a common snapping turtle goes way back to my childhood when our family visited Green Lake for a fishing vacation. I remember we were driving a trail through the timber on the way ...

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.

Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...

The biggest snapping turtle I ever saw in the wild surfaced for a gulp of air right next to my boat where I was drifting for stripers underneath the Highway 64 bridge on Lake Keystone. I estimated its ...

Depending on where you live, you can usually expect some visitors to your garden — whether it's bumblebees, chipmunks, or any ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A species of giant turtles, long gone from Kansas, are back after a 30-year hiatus. Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of alligator ...

In this video, I share an unexpected adventure while trapping beavers, where I accidentally caught a big snapping turtle and decided to eat it. The experience offers a glimpse into the wild, ...

Waterfront landowners eventually discover that snapping turtles, beavers, and other aquatic pests are not just background ...