JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Specialists with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) worked to rescue two trapped alligator snapping turtles. According to MDWFP, the Exotic ...

A wildlife handler starts underwater and then brings up a large alligator snapping turtle for the camera. As he lifts the turtle out, water splashes around its heavy body and wide shell, making the ...

Tropical Storm Bertha has impacted marine life around the area.

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick 'snap' is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Today’s something good is down on the shore! Alligator Point Sea Turtle Patrol shared a video of a recent turtle release celebrating Mistletoe, who was recently ...

After Bertha sent rough surf and storm surge into Gulf Coast communities such as Destin and Panacea, local sea turtle groups ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — An invasive snapping turtle was found last week at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland. The alligator snapping turtle, which is the largest freshwater turtle in the U.S., was located ...

A giant alligator snapping turtle. About 3 years old. Not really aggressive but can bite your fingers© Daranamnam/Shutterstock.com It's not every day that you see an alligator snapping turtle get a ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --A large, invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a lifeguard supervisor, officials said. Kirkland Parks & Community Services ...

HOUSTON — A 53-pound alligator snapping turtle found stuck in a Texas drainage pipe is recovering after fire-rescue crews freed the prehistoric-looking animal Tuesday. The turtle was found in Hockley, ...

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida river. The fossils they left behind, discovered by paleontologists at the ...