There was nothing “Fluffy” about this creature fished out of a small English lake. An invasive alligator snapping turtle — a creature native to Florida and known for its mean bite — was discovered in ...

A "dinosaur of the turtle world" was spotted in Virginia over the summer. A 65-pound alligator snapping turtle was repeatedly seen walking in a residential part of Alexandria, Va., during May and June ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles -- huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of lakes and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as ...

A snap decision led to a big catch. A valiant lifeguard plucked a massive alligator snapping turtle from the waters of a Washington state park — then posed triumphantly with the invasive creature. The ...

Wildlife rescuers in Lincoln are urging drivers to look twice this summer, as a slower creature is finding itself in traffic more often. Turtles are being brought in with injuries from cars at a rate ...