Staff Writer The old lore goes that a black cat crossing one’s path is a sign of bad luck, but what does it mean if someone arrives home to a snapping turtle on the street?

The pair called in the help of animal rescuer Karenlynn Stracher who identified the creature was a snapping turtle guarding her eggs. Experts warn that snapping turtles can be dangerous and could ...

This wasn’t just any snapping turtle, this was a mother snapping turtle — and she was guarding all of her eggs. Stracher knew what she had to do. “If they were going to excavate the area ...

A demonstration “what not to do with a snapping turtle” in turned into an illustration when the reptile bite its handler and refused to let go. Video screengrabs A demonstration of how not to ...

Harvesting turtles is particularly damaging because turtles have low fertility, low egg and hatchling survival and delayed ... special rule that prohibits the taking of Suwannee alligator snapping ...

Early in the 20th century, alligator snapping turtles were plentiful in river systems ... Trapping is particularly damaging because turtles have low fertility, low egg and hatchling survival, and ...