Burlington Parks and Recreation Dept. uses orange netting to guard eggs ahead of hatching.

Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront issued a "Turt alert" on Facebook yesterday, warning that hatchlings may be spotted in the coming weeks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Burlington Parks Department wants to make sure you are sharing the road with our new reptilian neighbors while out exploring ...

Baby snapping turtles are out and about, a pool party gets the attention of the police, and other odd tales from local police ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as "cute" with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

Juvenile snapping turtles are hatching and crossing the bike path in Burlington's South End. Officials advise the public to let the turtles cross on their own and not to handle them. Mind your wheels ...

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 ...

Snapping turtles are ancient survivors that outlived the dinosaurs. Here is what to know about these Ohio reptiles.