The backyard pond looked peaceful, but lurking below was a snapping turtle with jaws strong enough to crush bone. Getting it out required patience, caution, and quick reflexes. From the first sighting ...

Huge endangered snapping turtle, somehow loose in Mass., rescued from pond “This is one of the first alligator snappers that's been found in the wild in Massachusetts, which means that somebody had it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal ...

The season of egg-laying for turtles has begun, and a turtle biologist at New Hampshire Fish and Game talked to News 9 about ...

May 22 (UPI) --Wildlife officials in Massachusetts were called out to an Essex County pond to capture an unusual non-native animal: a nearly 60-pound alligator snapping turtle. The Massachusetts ...