The encounter between an alligator and a snapping turtle illustrates why snapping turtles are not a preferred prey option for ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

The fang blenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) mimics the appearance and dance of a cleaner wrasse, which tends to be tolerated ...

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represents a unique component of North American freshwater ecosystems. Renowned for its distinctive morphology and ambush predation strategy, the ...

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 ...

White-throated snapping turtles are endangered freshwater turtles thought to be found only in three Queensland river systems. After finding a new population in Baffle Creek two years ago, researchers ...

A captured snapping turtle. (Photo courtesy of the Chiba Biodiversity Center) CHIBA -- The number of snapping turtles, an invasive and potentially dangerous species, appears to be waning in Chiba ...

An alligator snapping turtle was found in Lake Washington under a dock near Kirkland. This species is considered invasive, since they are not native to the Pacific Northwest. KIRKLAND, Wash. - A ...