While at Sam Rayburn Lake in East Texas with his guide Captain Kirk Kirkland, Art Weston, a state and world record fisherman from Kentucky, instead hooked a massive alligator snapping turtle that ...

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.

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 ...

A gentle giant of the North Carolina Zoo has died. On Friday, the zoo announced the passing of its alligator snapping turtle named Maximus. Maximus was born around 1900, according to the zoo.

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 ...