In honor of World Turtle Day, here are 10 things you might not have known about snapping turtles ... captivity), this hefty omnivore’s natural range stretches from Saskatchewan to Florida.

“A lot of companies have switched to alligator snapping turtles, which can get quite large, up to 200 pounds in parts of their range,” said Riedle. “In fact, companies like Campbell ...

However, their populations have declined by up to 95% over much of their historic range due to overharvesting and unchecked habitat degradation. The turtles are also easy prey for hunters that feed ...

Early in the 20th century, alligator snapping turtles were plentiful in river systems draining into the Gulf of Mexico, from the waterways and lakes of the Midwest to the swamps and bayous of Florida, ...