The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world, with adults reaching 150 to 175 pounds, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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 ...

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world and can live up to 70 years. It is black or dark ...

Scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a ...

Lane Oswalt wanted to play hockey on a frozen pond by his house. He looked down only to realize he was standing over snapping turtles under the ice. The 19-year-old and his family recently moved to ...

A file image of a snapping turtle. The reptile in Idaho was "humanely euthanized" An American schoolteacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of ...

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle ... in the Northern Territory's largest museum. For years, the fossilised turtle shell sat alongside stuffed ...

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 Suwannee alligator snapping ...

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 ...