CHINA TOPIX

Alligator Snapping Turtles Close To Extinction?

Cecille Marie Gumban   |

Jul 03, 2015 08:21 AM EDT

The alligator snapping turtle is the heaviest freshwater turtle in the world.But, the said turtle is in danger of disappearing from the planet after the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service said that three amphibian species, and seven reptiles, including the hard-biting, spiky shelled alligator snapping turtle are in dire need federal protection.