But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its mouth. These turtles are called snapping turtles, and they can reach out and snap up prey with their jaws in milliseconds.

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represents a unique component of North American freshwater ecosystems. Renowned for its distinctive morphology and ambush predation strategy ...

Article continues below this ad Historically hunted for their meat, alligator snapping turtles were nearly wiped out in parts of the U.S. due to overharvesting in the early 2000s.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark’s Reptile House has reopened to the public with new animals, a new look, and a new home for the biopark’s 53-year-old alligator snapping turtle ...

An alligator snapping turtle is bigger than a common snapping turtle and can weigh more than 150 pounds. ©Gabbie Berry/Shutterstock.com© Gabbie Berry/Shutterstock.com ...