They can grow upward of 200 pounds and are known for strong, triangular-shaped jaws that snap shut like a spring-loaded trap. Alligator snapping turtles are ambush predators who lie on the bottom ...

"The turtles smell the food coming out of that trap, but they avoid going in there ... Not only does it suggest that snapping turtle populations may be more robust than previously believed ...

Snapping turtles are opportunistic omnivores that will ... which dangles to attract fish right into the trap. Both species scour the basin of their watery pantry at night, both exclusively feed ...

While most are taken in nets and traps or on a hook, a few Hoosiers continue to catch them by hand in a practice known as noodling. Here are five things you need to know about snapping turtles ...