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 ...

In Kansas, the largest alligator snapping turtle recorded was 138 pounds. “You know, further south when you get into like Mississippi, Alabama down in there they are recording up to 200 pound ...

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world, with adults reaching 150 to 175 pounds, according to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

“Lot of the methods and the information that we had prior to the rush of alligator snapping turtle research over the past 20 years came from a guy named Al Redmond, who was the biggest poacher ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as ...