Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, there's a mystery unfolding about a creature that's been spotted at the bottom of a popular lake. Some believe It could be a species of snapping turtle, a ...

I started frequenting a trendy poetry cafe in New York my freshman year of college. On the cusp of adulthood, poetry had been a safe haven for me, a place where I could escape when the noise in my ...

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 ...

Nine alligator snapping turtles were captured in the Homoassa River, including one that was 99 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. Florida Fish and Wildlife Research ...

Late spring in a New England vegetable garden is usually a time for the last asparagus, the crisp lettuce and arugula, the first pea shoots, and the first sprouting of warm-weather crops like peppers ...

The snapping shrimp, aka the pistol shrimp, is one of the loudest creatures in the ocean, thanks to the snaps produced by its whip-fast claws. And juvenile snapping shrimp are even faster than their ...

In most cases, snapping is caused by the movement of a muscle or tendon over a bony structure in the hip. The most common site is on the outside of the hip where a band of connective tissue known as ...

When asked which is the loudest animal in the ocean, most people would guess it’s a whale — maybe a sperm whale which clicks ...

Snapping hip syndrome refers to a popping sound or snapping sensation that some people experience when they move their hip joint. Also known as dancer’s hip, it often affects highly active people. It ...

Cole Mazza knew it would be tough to achieve his dream of playing BCS-level college football. At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Mazza is big and strong, but not BCS big. He'd be the minnow on any line of ...