Witness one of nature's rarest moments as a wild snapping turtle leaves the river to lay her eggs in a carefully chosen nest.

A female snapping turtle digs a hole to lay her eggs. Once they are laid, she won't return to them, so your land is likely safe from encounters. Credit: Diana Bowley / BDN With snapping turtle ...

All turtles are able to snap, but not every turtle is a snapping turtle. You can identify the two most common species by ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely looking for a place to lay eggs. “The main reason ...

Q: I watched a turtle looking like she was laying eggs in my tomato patch, but I had to leave for work. Now there is a depression which looks like it might have been filled in or covered over. Are ...

This disgruntled snapping turtle was relocated from a busy roadside in Lincoln on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Credit: Leela Stockley / BDN Beyond its meteorological season, Maine has ones related to ...

The wind rustles through the trees as footsteps crunch along the dirt path. Inside a black bin, a rehabilitated turtle waits, ...