Fisherman hooks prehistoric 200-pound alligator snapping turtle before catching monster alligator gar
"The only consolation was a very unusual and unplanned catch: a 200-plus-pound alligator snapping turtle," Weston said ...
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Man accidentally hooks gigantic snapping turtle while fishing Texas lake
"When the turtle took the bait ... "What we didn't expect was how big it was." Alligator snapping turtles are freshwater turtles that resemble a small alligator with a ridged shell, triangularly ...
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Endangered Species Protection Proposed for Alligator Snapping Turtle
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 ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Seek Federal Protections for Two Turtles, Rare Flower
The Big Creek crayfish and St. Francis River crayfish are ... They are also threatened by heavy-metal contamination of its streams caused by mining. Alligator snapping turtle. Garry Tucker/USFWS.
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Meet Fluffy the alligator snapping turtle found in Urswick Tarn, Cumbria
A small alligator snapping turtle pulled from a lake in Cumbia has been nicknamed Fluffy. A dog walker found the exotic creature, which is native to swamps and rivers in southern parts of the US ...