The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 56, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2011), pp. 427-429 (3 pages) Larvae of the phorid fly Megaselia scalaris were in eggs in a naturally incubated nest of an alligator snapping ...

Food habits of 109 Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtles) collected from Arkansas and Louisiana were studied by examination of stomach and intestinal tract contents from harvested turtles ...

The alligator snapping turtle in this clip has everything he needs to go fishing. The bait is a part of his body, and his lightning-quick ‘snap’ is too fast for most prey to escape from. All he has to ...

The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. The alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, is only found in river systems that drain ...

The extremely rare, utterly impressive and scary looking alligator snapping turtle is actually even more rare than first thought, according to a study out of Florida this week. Researchers in the ...

GAINESVILLE (CBSMiami) – Three monster-sized Suwannee alligator snapping turtles discovered recently in north Florida were not harmed in any way, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

NORFOLK, Va. - The Virginia Zoo just acquired a 65-pound alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). The turtle was given the name “Lord Fairfax.” This particular turtle is a child, as the ...

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule listing the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelids suwanniensis) as a threatened species with a 4(d) rule ...