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 ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - In Council Bluffs, there’s a room where the bed is always wet. Tank the Turtle likes it that way. “He’s a common snapping turtle,” said Steve Gilfillan, Tank’s caretaker.

MARLBORO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont museum’s friendly snapping turtle has outgrown his tank, and officials are in search of a new one. The Brattleboro Reformer reports staff at Southern Vermont Natural ...