a 200-pound alligator snapping turtle. Even before it surfaced, the fishermen knew it was a turtle by its aggressive fighting style. Still, they had no idea just how big it could be. To release ...

A 100-year-old alligator snapping turtle named Thanos has disappeared after he and his owner were travelling along an interstate in North Carolina. Thanos is described as a 140-180 pound ...

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

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

An invasive alligator snapping turtle has been pulled from a Cumbrian lake. A dog walker found the exotic creature, which is native to swamps and rivers in southern parts of the US, in Urswick ...

Trapper Winston Marshall holds up the giant snapping turtle he nicknamed ‘Godzilla ... In U.S. waters, they are second in size only to alligator snapping turtles, which can weigh up to 250 pounds.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A species of big turtles, long gone from Kansas, are now back after a 30-year hiatus. Staff with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) released a batch of alligator ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as ...

A small alligator snapping turtle pulled from a lake in Cumbia has been nicknamed Fluffy. A dog walker found the exotic creature, which is native to swamps and rivers in southern parts of the US ...

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 ...

Fluffy was fished out of a Cumbrian tarn in a shopping basket The alligator snapping turtle discovered in Cumbria is off to a specialist reptile centre, with vets warning people against trying to ...

“And conditions were perfect for alligator gar that night.” Around 10:30 p.m., one of the rods went down. And before she even realized what she had on the line, Song was hooked to the biggest fish of ...