The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

The turtles they hope to trap—red-eared sliders, common snapping, spiny softshell, painted, map turtles, and musks — are all obligate nasal breathers. This means that the traps must be placed with at ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe River, but never imagined he’d lean over its glassy waters and hoist up a 65-pound prehistoric beast. The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle: ...

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