South Dakota’s Largest Snapping Turtle Ever Recorded Weighs In at 44 Pounds
YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA — Wildlife officials have confirmed the discovery of South Dakota’s largest snapping turtle ever recorded — a mammoth 44-pound female that dwarfs the average freshwater snappers typically found across the state’s lakes and rivers. The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks officially documented the record-breaking reptile earlier this year, describing…