The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his ...

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.

A fisherman from Kentucky reeled in a monster-sized, 200-pound alligator snapping turtle in Texas; he also caught a massive alligator gar that has been submitted for a world record.

Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas, caught an alligator snapping turtle while he, his son, his dad and his fiancé’s dad were fishing together on Father’s Day.

It’s a part of the Alligator Snapping Turtle family, which are the largest freshwater turtles in North America, with males typically weighing more than 200 pounds.

Alligator snapping turtles can live to be 50 to 100 years old. You won't see a lot of them about. They spend most of the time in the deepest part of the water, long enough to grow moss on their ...

Alligator snapping turtles were once common in the Verdigris and Neosho Rivers in Kansas but, by 1991, were largely missing from the state. Kansas represents the northwesternmost reach of the ...

Alligator snapping turtles can weigh more than 200 pounds, so it’s tough to imagine a new population has just been discovered in Florida’s Homosassa River.

Texas Man Catches Enormous Alligator Snapping Turtle, Throws It Back Published Jun 23, 2022 at 8:05 AM EDT Updated Jun 23, 2022 at 10:12 AM EDT By Jess Thomson ...

However, there are reports of an even bigger alligator snapping turtle found in Kansas in 1937. Although it was never officially recorded, its weight was rumored to be a whopping 403 pounds!

A fisherman in Texas reeled in a massive alligator snapping turtle while he was celebrating Father’s Day. Justin Broomhall, 25, of Longview, Texas was fishing for catfish at Lake Cherokee that ...