A member of the largest freshwater turtle species in the world with the power to bite through ... The reptile, an alligator ...

Alligator snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtle in North America. They can grow to be 22-29 inches (55.9-73.3 centimeters) long and weigh anywhere from 62-249 pounds (28.1-112.9 kilograms ...

In honor of World Turtle Day, here are 10 things you might not have known about snapping turtles ... are the western hemisphere’s biggest freshwater turtles. The largest one on record, a ...

“A client named Fatty showed us what not to do with a snapping turtle! Ouch!” Kimmel wrote. Mike “Fatty” Linne was ...

Federal ocean managers say it might be time to move the East Coast population of the world’s largest turtle from the United States’ list of endangered animals. An arm of the National Oceanic and ...

The turtles are also easy prey for hunters that feed thriving world markets for the exhibition and consumption of the turtles. Early in the 20th century alligator snapping turtles were plentiful in ...

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 ...

A demonstration “what not to do with a snapping turtle” in turned into an illustration when the reptile bite its handler and refused to let go. Video screengrabs A demonstration of how not to ...

They're the armoured tanks of the natural world. With their mighty jaws and muscular build, snapping turtles are Canada’s largest freshwater turtle. What does the snapping turtle look like? Snapping ...