In frigid winter, Vermont’s snapping turtles stay burrowed in mud beneath the ice. For some five or six months, they’re in a state of torpor, and we don’t give them any thought. Then, inevitably, as ...

You wouldn’t normally see the words “turtle” and “lightning-fast” in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...