Editor’s Note: After Sam Bland retired from his position as superintendent at Hammocks Beach State Park, he joined the staff of the North Carolina Coastal Federation. While a coastal specialist in the ...

BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man found a snapping turtle in Five Mile Creek, adding another unusual wildlife sighting to a summer of odd discoveries in Idaho. Robert Filiatreaux, who goes by Robert, said he ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Specialists with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) worked to rescue two trapped alligator snapping turtles. According to MDWFP, the Exotic ...

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited a woman on June 12 for alleged illegal sale of turtles in St. Landry Parish. Agents cited Sydney P. Broussard, 32, of ...

An adult snapping turtle makes its way away from a road and into a pond. CONTRIBUTED A turtle rests on a curb after getting caught in street flooding during heavy rains, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in ...

“To get to the Shell station,” is how one version of the joke goes. The reality is turtles cross roads all of the time. And judging by the evidence of the failure of some large snapping turtles ...

Before anyone cancels their afternoon walk at Stratford Woods Park, you should know the whole story about the “alligator” that’s been making the rounds on Midland-area social media. Posts have ranged ...

The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests. But it’s actually just the scientific name for the common snapping turtle, an invasive species that seems to be ...

GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Garden City officials are asking residents to report invasive turtles around the city. Garden City Mayor Bill Jacobs said there have been "several recent sightings" of snapping ...

Snapping turtles are on the move as they seek nesting grounds at the start of summer. They often have to cross roads to get to their marshy destinations, and every year, thousands are killed by ...

A small, young alligator bit a 78-year-old Pompano Beach man on Wednesday as he returned a turtle to a lake in the Palm Aire community, fire rescue said. “He was so lucky that it was not a bigger one, ...

Federal officials are warning rafters to watch out for and report invasive snapping turtles that have been multiplying in southern Oregon’s Rogue River. The turtles can harm native wildlife, including ...