Meet Chonkosarus. No it’s not a Pokemon — Chonkosarus is the name for a gigantic common snapping turtle that has become the unofficial mascot of the Chicago River. The unusually large snapper became a ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Alligator snapping turtles are equipped with one of nature's original fishing lures. Softshell turtles have lost most of the hard, fingernail-like material in their shells. Box ...