Snapping turtles are one of the oldest types of turtle around, having been around for approximately 200 million years – even during the time of the dinosaurs! The species also has a lifespan of ...

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South.

An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the U.S. South.

The alligator snapping turtle also has a shorter neck, meaning they cannot swing their heads backward to bite. "He simply opens his huge mouth as a display to warn anything looking to hurt him ...

But if you ever get face-to-face with a 200-pound, 100 year-old alligator snapping turtle with its gaping jaws spread wide, waiting to clamp down on whatever is unfortunate enough to be within ...

It's the largest freshwater turtle in North America and full-grown males can grow to 29 inches long and 250 lbs, much bigger than common snapping turtles. Alligator snapping turtles can live to be ...

A large male Suwannee alligator snapping turtle awaits being weighed, measured and tagged before being returned to the tannin-black waters of the Suwannee River in Florida.

A snapping alligator turtle-- with a bite fierce enough to sever human bone -- was mysteriously discovered an ocean away from its natural habitat.. Dr. Dominic Moule, a veterinary surgeon at Wild ...

An invasive alligator snapping turtle — a creature native to Florida and known for its mean bite — was discovered in the county of Cumbria in the northwest United Kingdom, ...

The Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle can only be found living in the Suwannee River Basin of Georgia and Florida and the population is officially on the decline, according to the press release.

Snapping turtles are one of the oldest types of turtle around, having been around for approximately 200 million years – even during the time of the dinosaurs! The species also has a lifespan of ...