The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle, which only lives in Georgia and Florida’s Suwannee River Basin, was officially named to the threatened species list in the Federal Register on Thursday.

Welcome to the world, snappys!” Snapping turtles are one of the older reptilian species and have existed nearly unchanged for tens of millions of years. Their modern range stretches across the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and legal victory from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under ...

This species lives in areas of shallow water and abundant woody ... Many pregnant females are killed by cars every year. With large snapping turtles, be sure to shuttle them without lifting them off ...

Brumation, the term for a reptile's dormant state during cold months, is a natural survival mechanism for many species, including snapping turtles. Unlike true hibernation, which is seen in warm ...

The life histories of turtles found in the St. Johns River vary by species with 11 known within the river’s floodplain. They include the Florida softshell, the Florida snapping turtle ...

An invasive alligator snapping turtle has been pulled from a Cumbrian ... post about the turtle and "immediately recognised" the species. "I suspect somebody has bought it and not realised what ...

Fluffy, the alligator snapping turtle saved from a Cumbrian tarn ... open air enclosure to enjoy life alongside a female of his species. Before moving to the NCRW, Fluffy was cared for at ...

The BBSRC funded study of juvenile Common Snapping Turtles for the first time explains the heart ... known as the myofilaments - pH, and reactive oxygen species -a molecule we all have which can ...