An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus has died, the North Carolina Zoo said. He was at least 100 years old, according to ...

Maximus, a ginormous 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle that staff loved to swim with and who brought smiles to thousands ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — An alligator snapping turtle named Maximus who was more than 100 years old died recently, according to a Facebook post by the North Carolina Zoo. The post does not ...

Maximus, a 125-year-old alligator snapping turtle that staff loved to swim with and who brought smiles to thousands of visitors, has died, N.C. Zoo officials said.

“The gentle giant of the North Carolina Zoo ... would be “fitting for such a majestic creature,” she said. The turtle was born around 1900, zoo officials estimated.

The turtle was born around 1900, zoo officials estimated. Max lived in the North Carolina Zoo’s Cypress Swap since 2015 and was a favorite of staff and visitors, Keeper Audrey Williams said.