Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early ...

A large snapping turtle dubbed "Chonkosaurus" has gone viral ... Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. They are usually found throughout eastern North America and inhabit bodies of freshwater.

A homeowner in suburban Virginia found a 48.6-pound snapping turtle in his yard and feared the gargantuan reptile had been hit by a car, according to a Facebook post by the Richmond Wildlife Center.

A newly discovered population of endangered turtles found only in a small collection of Queensland waterways is not only ...

At the same time, main drainages where the alligator snapping turtles could be found were being altered, affecting their environment and hastening their decline. In response to these declines ...

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 ...

Early in the 20th century, alligator snapping turtles were plentiful in river systems draining into the Gulf of Mexico, from the waterways and lakes of the Midwest to the swamps and bayous of Florida, ...