Alligator snapping turtles have no natural predators, except for humans. Their population numbers have dwindled in recent years because of "unregulated harvesting and habitat loss." ...

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 ...

Additionally, though adult snapping turtles have few predators aside from humans, babies are preyed upon by a large number of carnivorous mammal species like foxes, minks, fishers, coyotes, and ...

Fox 4 reported that the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks plans to release 40 alligator snapping turtles into the Neosho River in the southwest part of the state in fall 2024.

Our mission: to find Chonkosaurus, the fat-shamed snapping turtle that looks like it has been supplementing its diet of frogs, plants and fish with a side of Chicago-style pizza, Italian beef and ...