The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: spikey and iron-jawed ... from the field and from museum collections. They found a variety of differences, most notably that specimens ...

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

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 ...

American alligators, who have a lifespan of 30-50 years in the wild, are primarily found in both Florida ... the storm to find an agitated alligator snapping at the tire. Christopher Gillette ...

These turtles, primarily found in North America, are divided into two main types: the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). Both ...

How do sea turtles compare to other turtle species? We’ll look at the largest sea turtle in the world and then take a peek at the largest sea turtle ever found in the world ... the largest land turtle ...

While he didn’t break the record, he did catch a 200-plus-pound alligator snapping turtle with Kirkland’s help, followed by an 188-pound alligator gar the next day. Weston’s April 8 catch is ...

White-throated snapping turtles ... to find the freshwater turtle in a new catchment area of Baffle Creek, 88 kilometres north of Bundaberg. They have now found five more turtles and several ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. One of the oldest Oystercatcher birds discovered in the UK was found earlier this year at a nature reserve in Norfolk. A team of volunteer ...