Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...

"They are dinosaurs, living dinosaurs, very impressive," Garrett Lamason of the West Shore Wildlife Center said. Dino’s journey began on July 9 when a family found him in the middle of West High ...

Snapping turtles are considered living fossils, with ancestors dating back 60 million years. Most snapping turtles do not survive to adulthood due to high predation rates on eggs and hatchlings. Adult ...

A family discovered an injured snapping turtle under a truck in New Oxford, Pennsylvania. The turtle, named Dino, had a cracked shell from being hit by a car and two fish hooks lodged in his throat.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington Parks and Recreation is protecting a family of snapping turtles nesting at North Beach. The department has placed bright orange netting around the nests to protect ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Animal Care & Control shared on social media Wednesday that it has been receiving an increasing number of calls for snapping turtles. According to the post, the ...

Wildlife expert Christian Cave joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss his viral videos of catching dangerous animals, including green anacondas, caimans and snapping turtles, while explaining his ...

“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 ...

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 ...

At Roberts Mill Park’s pond, Taneytown anglers have been reeling in more shells than scales. A wildlife management company relocated 25 turtles from the roughly 4-acre pond over Memorial Day weekend, ...