The FWC says it could take decades for the alligator snapping turtle to return to its pre-1970 population size. And the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle’s population is even smaller.

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South.

Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles raised at the Tishomingo hatchery will be tagged and released back into a segment of the Neosho River," said a Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks press ...

An alligator snapping turtle’s beak is capable of slicing fingers clean off and ... THANKS TO A 19TH CENTURY POLITICAL CARTOON, COMMON SNAPPING TURTLES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS "OGRABMES." ...

It's the largest freshwater turtle in North America and full-grown males can grow to 29 inches long and 250 lbs, much bigger than common snapping turtles. Alligator snapping turtles can live to be ...

Alligator snapping turtles haven’t been seen in the wild in Kansas since 1991. But in the fall of 2024, the state plans to reintroduce them to local waterways.