An endangered alligator snapping turtle, not native to Massachusetts, was rescued and is being treated for severe pneumonia.

As temperatures rise, the turtle nesting season is beginning. There are several hundred species of turtles, but many of them ...

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.

These slow-moving reptiles may need a little help during crossing season, but knowing the right way to intervene is imperative to their well-being.

Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: an alligator snapping turtle.

There are calls that cops train for, and then there are calls that no academy on earth could truly prepare you for. When ...

State wildlife officials investigating the cause of waterfowl found at Mile Square Regional Park with mutilated bills say the injuries appear to be the work of snapping turtles, though some animal ...

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