A Kentucky angler has found himself back in Texas to reel in some massive monsters. Art Weston, state and world record fisherman, returned to Sam Rayburn Lake in the hope of setting another ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man searches a shallow creek for snapping turtles by hand, using tracks, bubbles and movement in the mud before finally pulling up a common snapper and showing exactly where it must be held to avoid ...

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 ...

While the alligator snapping turtle might look like a giant beetle made from volcanic rock, these unique creatures are native to Kansas' rivers—and they're about to make a triumphant homecoming.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is doubling its reward to catch poachers of a threatened reptile species, the alligator snapping turtles. The reward is $1,000 and can be increased to $2,000 if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An alligator snapping turtle that looks like something out of "Jurassic Park" has been found 5,000 miles away from its natural ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...

Snapping turtle catch attempt backfires spectacularly in this wild reptile encounter ...