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Massive alligator snags helpless snapping turtle in its jaws on Florida golf course
An alligator, estimated to be 14-feet long, clasps onto a snapping turtle with its jaws at a Naples, Florida area golf course on March 20, 2024. (Photo: Casey Yarborough/Special to naplesnews.com ...
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Endangered Species Protection Proposed for Alligator Snapping Turtle
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. This prehistoric-looking freshwater turtle is known ...
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Endangered Species Protection Proposed for Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
The Service also proposed a “4(d) Rule” that prohibits the “taking” of Suwannee alligator snapping turtles ... looking freshwater turtle is known for its spiked shell, large claws and strong, beaked ...