But they don't come cheap. Alan paid HK$50,000 for a rare albino turtle three years ago. The albino northern common snapping turtle is the highlight of his collection. But it took some work to buy.

Geographically, alligator snapping turtles are somewhat restricted compared to their common relatives, and are limited mainly to the southeast and Great Plains. If given the choice between fight ...

Historically, the common snapping turtle is widespread in the Eastern and Central United States, but not much is known about their current distribution. They are a target species for the USA ...

Deren Riedle, wildlife diversity coordinator with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, says people often confuse an alligator snapping turtle with a common snapping turtle. The most ...

The BBSRC funded study of juvenile Common Snapping Turtles for the first time explains the heart’s biological mechanisms which help Turtles to uniquely survive up to 6 months without oxygen. And ...

The turtle continued feeding for a while, before shuffling its feet, kicking up a plume of sediment and raising its head, offering Mac a striking front-on view before calmly swimming away. The common ...

Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are ...