A 65-pound alligator snapping turtle, now named Lord Fairfax, was found in a residential area of Virginia’s Fairfax County. Local officials say it was probably “a captive-bred animal” and ...

The common snapping turtle is infamous for being one of the most aggressive and powerful turtles in the world. Unlike the typical calm and slow-moving turtle you might imagine, this species ...

, but alligator snappers have peaks on their hilly shells and spikes on their legs and neck. The most prominent feature of both species, though, is their snapper, as common snapping turtles can ...

Alligator snapping turtles can weigh more than 200 pounds, so it’s tough to imagine a new population has just been discovered in Florida’s Homosassa River. Where they came from and how they went ...

A male alligator snapping turtle that is approximately 20-years-old and weighs around 40 pounds is shown after being trapped by the Turtle Survival Alliance-North American Freshwater Turtle ...