The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represents a unique component of North American freshwater ecosystems. Renowned for its distinctive morphology and ambush predation strategy, the ...

A "dinosaur-like," invasive alligator snapping turtle spotted under a dock at a Washington beach was safely removed by a ...

An alligator snapping turtle – a freshwater species native to the southern United States – has been captured at a lakefront ...

Native to the southeastern United States and parts of Central and South America, alligator snapping turtles are anything but common in Washington. With their spiked carapaces and beak-like jaws that ...

A courageous lifeguard pulled a snarling snapping turtle from the waters of a Seattle-area park before fearlessly posing with the dangerous reptile. The young lifeguard jumped into action last week ...