Here's what the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has to say about turtle hunting: The common snapping turtle ... have a 12-inch or greater carapace (shell) length and may be harvested ...

Snapping turtles are feeling the love from humans. But as nesting season approaches, they and other species face danger ...

What seems most likely—if less thrillingly monstrous—is that the real Beast of Busco was a spiny soft-shell turtle, or even a common snapping turtle. “A really big snapping turtle might be ...

It weighed 57 pounds, with a shell length of roughly 18 inches ... Read Next: Fisherman Catches Gigantic 200-Pound Snapping Turtle, Then Lands World Record Gar Common freshwater snapping turtles are ...

A Reddit user captured video of a snapping turtle Saturday near Chonkosaurus' chomping grounds around Goose Island.

Who can resist that face? While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas’ rivers — and they’re about ...

The Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle can only be found living ... Alligator snapping turtles have raised ridges on their shells, whereas common snapping turtles’ shells are smooth.

If you’ve seen a snapping turtle in Kansas ... snapping turtles have an extra layer of scales on the top shell compared to common snapping turtles. Alligator snapping turtles’ beaks also ...

Alligator snapping turtles differ from their common snapping turtle cousins in a few ways. First, the adults have rough, spiked shells and larger front "beaks" than common snappers. You can also ...