Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

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 ...

Despite its burly stature, spiked back and bone-crushing bite, the alligator snapping turtle needs protection. The federal government on Monday proposed granting the turtle "threatened" status under ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to force it to ensure protections for 12 plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act, ...

Lord Fairfax, a 65-pound alligator snapping turtle in Alexandria, Va. (Image by Fairfax County Police Department via Courthouse News) (CN) — The largest freshwater turtle in North America will receive ...

The alligator snapping turtle is one of 12 species that the Center for Biodiversity is looking to protect after filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service. (Garry Tucker ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a press release that a prehistoric species of turtle native to Florida is officially a federally threatened species under the Endangered ...

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: ...

A Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to protect the alligator snapping turtle has provoked debate over questions that are at the heart of the Endangered Species Act. A Fish and Wildlife Service ...

'Had a head the size of a baseball' HARRISBURG, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department ...