Alligator snapping turtles are native to the U.S., ranging from northern Florida to Iowa. According to the National Wildlife Federation, they can reach up to 175 pounds with a bite force of 1,000 ...

Scientists believe a 13-million-year-old snapping turtle fossil on display at the museum and art gallery of the northern territory is a previously unknown species. It's thought the giant ...

While it may seem shocking to see turtles seemingly lifeless beneath the ice, they are actually brumating, a survival ...

When underwater creatures or objects can’t be seen in the watery depths some people are terrified and this fear has a name — ...

The Suwannee snapper is found in its namesake Suwannee River basin in southern Georgia and northern Florida. Alligator snapping turtle. Credit: Garry Tucker/USFWS. Image is available for media use.

Australian and US scientists discovered a new species of prehistoric snapping turtle after re-examining an unidentified fossil on display in a Northern Territory museum. The new species ...

The Suwannee snapper is found in its namesake Suwannee River basin in southern Georgia and northern Florida. The alligator snapping turtle is still under review for Endangered Species Act protections.