The species is listed as threatened and harvesting the turtles is illegal in Texas, so Weston and Kirkland had to safely release it back into the water unharmed. To do so, the fishing duo had to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A massive alligator snapping turtle, estimated to be around 200 pounds, ...

A guest's fishing line on Alex Sosa's boat started to move while they were drifting along Buffalo Bayou, close to Memorial Park last Friday. Sosa instructed his guest to reel in their line and what ...

Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...

Currently, snapping turtles are facing many environmental challenges and are considered an endangered species by the Government of Canada and of special concern by the Government of Ontario. This ...

On a recent fishing outing on the river, NAF contributor Jim Edlund hooks into a giant snapping turtle. After some close calls, the angler manages to release the turtle unharmed. Posted on 5/22/2015 ...

Dan Sturdivant told the news station he originally thought it was a tree log floating in the water. Officials later determined the snapping turtle was potentially older than the lake itself. Lake ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Dr. Luke Pearson, an alumnus from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Mississippi biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the help of ...

Justin Broomhall (right) caught a massive alligator snapping turtle on Father's Day weekend at Lake Cherokee. (Photos provided by Justin Broomhall) A Father’s Day weekend fishing trip became even more ...