Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York ... A close relative, the eastern mud turtle, occurs in New York only on Long Island. This threatened turtle is ...

More than six months after their first reintroduction into Kansas waterways, the alligator snapping turtles seem to be settling into their new home.

The next release is scheduled for early May in the Neosho River in eastern Kansas ... If you’ve seen a snapping turtle in Kansas, it’s more than likely a common snapping turtle.