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

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

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world, with adults reaching 150 to 175 pounds, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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.

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 ...