Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

A courageous lifeguard pulled a snarling snapping turtle from the waters of a Seattle-area park before fearlessly posing with the dangerous reptile. The young lifeguard jumped into action last week ...

SGT. LEN GALLI said he had good reason to shoot the 50-pound snapping turtle that crawled into an Exeter yard last week. “I had to,” he said. “God forbid it bit some kid.” It sure would have been a ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — An invasive snapping turtle was found last week at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland. The alligator snapping turtle, which is the largest freshwater turtle in the U.S., was located ...