Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles raised at the Tishomingo hatchery will be tagged and released back into a segment of the Neosho River," said a Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks press release.

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 are the biggest freshwater turtle in North America, sporting jagged, pointy shells, and a hooked beak. But these prehistoric-looking creatures haven't been seen in ...

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

“But these magnificent turtles also need equally strong protections for the streams, lakes and swamps where they live to ensure their survival.” The Service did not propose critical habitat ...

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.

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.

Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The alligator snapping turtle, once a vital part of Kansas’ ecosystem, disappeared from the state’s wildlife scene more than 30 years ago.