A giant snapping turtle is going viral across West Michigan after he was brought to a local sanctuary last week.

GRAND HAVEN, MI – This “absolute tank” of a snapping turtle was nearly unresponsive when a rescuer pulled him out of the Lake Michigan surf last week in Grand Haven. The 33-pound, 30(ish)-year-old ...

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 ...

A 33-pound snapping turtle, "Doug the Tank," was rescued from Lake Michigan's shores after a Grand Haven resident sought help ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...