"The only consolation was a very unusual and unplanned catch: a 200-plus-pound alligator snapping turtle," Weston said ...

An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus has died, the North Carolina Zoo said. He was at least 100 years old, according to ...

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 ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus who was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not ...

A large snapping turtle dubbed "Chonkosaurus ... Several others speculated what the turtle could be eating that made him grow so big, with one person joking that the turtle has just been "eating ...

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 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 ...

The Big Creek crayfish and St. Francis River crayfish are ... They are also threatened by heavy-metal contamination of its streams caused by mining. Alligator snapping turtle. Garry Tucker/USFWS.

Maximus, a 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.