Deren Riedle, wildlife diversity coordinator with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, says people often confuse an alligator snapping turtle with a common snapping turtle. The most ...

Bone Crusher, the Greensboro Science Center’s alligator snapping turtle, is a true living legend. At 107 years old and weighing 120 pounds, he’s far larger than North Carolina’s common ...

Common snapping turtles can usually reach around 30 to 40 pounds. In Kansas, the largest alligator snapping turtle recorded was 138 pounds. “You know, further south when you get into like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maximus, a ginormous 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle that staff loved to swim with and who brought smiles to thousands of visitors, has died, N.C. Zoo officials said Friday. “A true ...