This is Lou the Giant Alligator Snapping Turtle Their known for their giant beak shaped mouth that can close very fast and ...

but more recent research supported splitting off the genetically distinct Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, which is found in its namesake Suwannee River basin in southern Georgia and northern ...

A Kentucky angler has found himself back in Texas to reel ... a 200-plus-pound alligator snapping turtle," Weston said.

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

The alligator snapping turtle is found primarily in the South, including Florida, Texas and Louisiana. The Pearl River map turtle is found in Louisiana and Mississippi. The twistflower is found in ...

Alligator snapping turtles, like the one seen in this file photo, were classified as endangered in Kansas in 1974. The state has begun a reintroduction program to bring the creatures back to ...