While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas' rivers—and they're about to make a triumphant homecoming.

The Mississippi River flows for around 2,350 miles through the heart of the US. It drains an area of 1.2 million square miles – that's roughly 40% of the country – and at certain points is 11 miles ...

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) – Kansas wildlife specialists are gearing up to drop off another batch of alligator snapping turtles in a local river early next month. 27 News reached out to the Kansas Department of ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that it is proposing threatened status for alligator snapping turtles ― huge, spike-shelled reptiles that lurk at the bottom of lakes and slow waterways, ...

Officials were able to safely remove a large "dinosaur-like" apex predator that was surprisingly spotted at a Washington beach. In late August, a parkgoer at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland, about 10 ...

Greg Wittstock visits the zoo for a checkup on Louis, their massive alligator snapping turtle! Getting Louis out of the pond with gators is a challenge! Kavanaugh defends Supreme Court’s Trump orders: ...