Aug. 14—Joe Clemens of Irwin has a dangerous hands-on hobby. Clemens is a fourth-generation turtle noodler, a pursuit where one catches snapping turtles with their bare hands from underwater holes in ...

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.

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - More than a dozen baby snapping turtles were found during routine garden work at a local hospice facility. And people at Hospice of Northwest Ohio are welcoming them to stay.

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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 ...

Editor's note: This is Bill Reid's last column, as he is now semi-retired. We thank him for all his contributions to the Bulletin and the community over the years. “I imagine the turtles are ...

Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

A person was caught with live snapping turtles at a Westchester County reservoir after a police investigation revealed they had been illegally catching the animals, officials said. According to ...