More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

If you walked into an upscale New York City restaurant 150 years ago, there was one staple you’d be almost certain to see on the menu: turtle soup. But unlike some other food trends you may be ...

Despite its popularity, America’s love affair with terrapin didn’t last. The turtles were quickly overfished, and development along the East Coast destroyed and polluted their natural habitats.

Merchants Millpond State Park in Gatesville, North Carolina is that rare place where you feel like you’ve accidentally paddled onto the set of Jurassic Park – minus the velociraptors, thankfully. Most ...

Jeff travels the backwoods and bayous of southern Louisiana. Here he encounters black bears, armadillos and rattlesnakes, as well as creatures of the swamp including a cottonmouth, a rare white ...

That’s Louisiana Purchase ... occasional splash as a turtle slips from a log into the water. If you’re lucky (or unlucky, depending on your perspective), you might spot one of the swamp’s more ...

An angler from Kentucky says he may have broken a record for a 153-pound alligator gar caught in Lake Livingston, Texas after ...

There are only two distinct alligator species in the world: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. When comparing ...

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 ...