Snapping turtles mature around 11 to 13 years old. The one in the video is an adult that Garig estimates is probably around 15 years old. Adult northern water snakes range between 2 and 4-1/2 feet ...

According to Friends of the Chicago River, people should avoid getting close to the common snapping turtle, which spends much of its time on the bottom of bodies of water. "They are primarily ...

(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Another snapping turtle, left, not the famous "Chonkosaurus," emerges from the water in the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River in Chicago on May 29 ...