The main difference is the size, Riedle said. Common snapping turtles can usually reach around 30 to 40 pounds. In Kansas, the largest alligator snapping turtle recorded was 138 pounds.

Angler Art Weston is a living legend in the fishing world and held 81 fishing world records at various points in his lifetime ...

Salt water crocodiles are the largest crocodile species in the world. Image via Rohit Naniwadekar ... showing an understanding of cause and effect. Alligator snapping turtles use a specialized lure on ...

Most people imagine beavers as moderately sized animals, but North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are actually the second-largest rodents in the world, dwarfed only ... them to house cats.

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A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found ...

Loggerheads are the world's largest hard-shelled turtle species, and they can live up to 100 years, which the researchers say because of this, it takes years to get adequate information on their ...