The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has released alligator snapping turtles that were temporarily taken in at the zoo's Underground habitat.Alligator sna ...

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 Kansas ...

After years off the grid in the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Underground habitat, a small group of alligator ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal protection may be needed for three amphibian species and seven reptiles, including the hard-biting, spiky-shelled alligator snapping turtle, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Snapping turtles often get a bad reputation for their hooked jaws and rugged appearance. They look like creatures built only for defense, but the truth is far more interesting. These reptiles have ...

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 ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Wildlife officials are preparing to reintroduce a locally extinct species back into Kansas’ waters next month in a bid to restore it to its old habitat in the state. 27 News spoke with ...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- When the state decided to bring back the river otter a few years ago, public response was enthusiastic. School children raised money to help fund releases of otters from Louisiana ...

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: ...