A massive snapping turtle lounging on a bed of rusty chains in the Chicago River has won hearts on the internet after a viral video of the spectacle was posted to Twitter on Saturday. Joey Santore, a ...

The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, reappeared earlier this week. The ...

CHICAGO — Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway went viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it "Chonkosaurus." Joey ...

Temperatures may still be hovering in the 60s, but one more sure sign of summer’s arrival has graced Chicago: Chonkosaurus has risen. The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet ...

A kayaker on the Chicago River found a giant snapping turtle, and now she's the city's newest celebrity. Chicago has a new celebrity named Chonkosaurus. The snapping turtle, which was spotted on the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO (AP) — Footage of a plump snapping ...