Ancient snapping turtles, vital to North American wetlands, face a unique threat from rising global temperatures. Their gender is determined by nest t ...

The snapping alligator turtle can reach 40 inches long and up to 180 pounds. A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is cracking down on poaching of the alligator snapping turtle. "The high survivorship and long lives of adults makes populations of alligator snapping turtles ...