After multiple fights with alligator gar beasts, they caught a surprising find, a 200-pound alligator snapping turtle. Even before it surfaced, the fishermen knew it was a turtle by its aggressive ...

Alligator snapping turtles are the biggest freshwater turtle in North America, sporting jagged, pointy shells, and a hooked ...

Virginia trapper Winston Marshall with the massive snapping turtle; the snapper's shell measured 18 inches in length. Photos via Facebook Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting ...

The largest snapping turtle ever recorded in the state was caught last month in the James River, according to the Virginia ...

Kansas is among several states releasing alligator snapping turtles. The prehistoric-looking, river-dwelling creatures’ ...

Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York. Snappers are the largest New York freshwater turtle, reaching shell lengths of 19 inches and weights of 70 pounds.

Alligator snapping turtles are known for their most prominent characteristics which separate them from the common snapping ...

PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to force it to ensure protections for 12 plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and legal victory from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under ...

Crawling on four legs in a shell was an adult snapping turtle who crawled from the rough and across the putting green. The reptile occasionally hid inside of its shell to avoid the sight of ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Police officers in Boulder helped relocate a group of stranded baby snapping turtles to a nearby lake. “Fun fact: did you know that the average snapping turtle lays DOZENS of eggs?

Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of alligator snapping turtles back into their native home range in the Neosho River on Thursday, Sept. 12.