A big alligator snapping turtle, he explains, is much harder to get in ... which puts it in the running for one of the heaviest alligator snapping turtles ever caught in the state. (The largest ...

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 ...

Alligator snapping turtles get the award for biggest turtles in the United States. They can grow to more than 200 pounds. They get their names from their strong jaws and hook-shaped snouts.

A stock photo shows an alligator snapping turtle with its ... A gruesome attack by a giant snapping turtle, which is potentially "the largest ever recorded." The post was shared widely, and ...

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. According to the U.S. Fish and ...

Some believe the turtle was a case of mistaken identity; specifically, it could plausibly have been an alligator snapping turtle, the largest species ... animals could have ever inhabited Indiana ...

Well, a mother or a wildlife biologist. 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 ...

The alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, is only found in river systems that drain into the Gulf of Mexico. These magnificent animals are the largest river turtles in North America ...

The alligator snapping turtle, which is the largest freshwater turtle in the country, can be as long as 29 inches and weigh up to 249 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...