White-throated snapping turtles are endangered freshwater ... were shocked to find the freshwater turtle in a new catchment area of Baffle Creek, 88 kilometres north of Bundaberg.

Resembling an ancient dinosaur, the alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Weighing up to 250 pounds, this turtle has a bite force of 1,000 psi—enough to sever ...

Or as he put it, he was simply taking out the trash. Dragich got creative, grabbed a nearby trash can, and with no shoes on whatsoever (per usual for him), the Florida man was able to trap the ...

WENDY Lowry came across an alligator "chilling on a Sunday" while getting ready to cheer Shane on next week. The golf ace makes his post-Masters return playing alongside Rory McIlroy as they aim ...

In one case, residents of the Sunshine State opened their car door during the storm to find an agitated alligator snapping at the tire. Christopher Gillette, of the Bellowing Acres Sanctuary for ...

LIVINGSTON, Texas — "Sharing what was my most challenging catch of my life," Art Weston wrote on Facebook after landing a massive alligator gar in Lake Livingston. The 7-foot-3-inch behemoth ...

Enjoy what you're reading? Get content from The Alligator delivered to your inbox FSU alumna Emily Simons shared Fan’s frustration. “There’s no words that really fix it so soon or make it ...

Sometimes though, when Arthur Weston and Kirk Kirkland are out on Lake Livingston and Trinity River fishing for alligator gar they catch other things… Case in point, this 200+ pound alligator snapping ...

EARLIER THIS year, volunteers of the Maharashtra forest department found a solitary turtle nesting at Ratnagiri’s Guhagar beach. On closer examination, they found two glistening metal tags, one on ...

The state’s population wasn’t alone either, alligator snapping turtle numbers declined across the U.S. in the 60s and 70s. “[Snapping turtles in the] entire southeastern U.S. were harvested ...

A University of Florida study categorized human actions into alligator risk levels, from no risk to high risk. High-risk behaviors include intentionally interacting with alligators or swimming in ...