Q. I am as wary as others about the nonsense we can find on the Internet, so I’m not sure whether a recent report I read is true. It said that someone in Louisiana cut open a snapping turtle and found ...

Well there are several options here. You could scream, dunk it underwater or - so says Mamaw - just wait until it thunders. Whatever you do, Zoo Knoxville herpetologist Phil Colclough says there's a ...

Q. I try to move turtles off the road so they won’t get run over. Box turtles never try to bite me. Snapping turtles always try to bite me. And they never appreciate my help. How aggressive are ...