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Found almost exclusively in the rivers, canals, and lakes of the southeastern United States, alligator snappers can live to be 50 to 100 years old. Males average 26 inches (66 centimeters) in shell length and weigh about 175 pounds (80 kilograms), although they have been known to exceed 220 pounds (100 kilograms). The much smaller females top out at around 50 pounds (23 kilograms).
Alligator snappers spend most of their lives in water, the exception being when females trudge about 160 feet (50 meters) inland to nest. They can stay submerged for 40 to 50 minutes before surfacing for air.
The Alligator Snapping Turtle has powerful jaws that can bite off human fingers. The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and among the largest in the world. With its spiked shell, beaklike jaws, and thick, scaled tail, this species is often referred to as the "dinosaur of the turtle world."However, many have been caught for food or to have as pets, and now there is concern that they may be in danger of extinction."
Alligator Snapping Turtles eat fish, frogs, crabs, and shellfish. They sometimes also eat smaller turtles and alligators.
Jaws strong enough to bite off human fingers.
You have to be very careful when handling them as they can bite off human fingers. The alligator snapper employs a unique natural lure in its hunting technique. Its tongue sports a bright-red, worm-shaped piece of flesh that, when displayed by a motionless turtle on a river bottom, draws curious fish or frogs close enough to be snatched. These animals are not only strong — they are very cunning as well.
Adults are taken for meat, while the young are taken as pets
Even alligators have to give up when they meet an adult Alligator Snapping Turtle. It is said that their only natural enemies are humans, who capture them for their meat and shells, and to sell in the exotic animal trade. Adult Alligator Snapping Turtles are hunted for their meat and young turtles are taken to have as pets. In Japan, there is a lot of fuss whenever Alligator Snapping Turtles that were kept as pets are found in the town after having been let go or escaped. They are listed as a threatened species. It is important to remember that keeping a pet is a lifetime responsibility.
Found almost exclusively in the rivers, canals, and lakes of the southeastern United States, alligator snappers can live to be 50 to 100 years old. Males average 26 inches (66 centimeters) in shell length and weigh about 175 pounds (80 kilograms), although they have been known to exceed 220 pounds (100 kilograms). The much smaller females top out at around 50 pounds (23 kilograms).
Alligator snappers spend most of their lives in water, the exception being when females trudge about 160 feet (50 meters) inland to nest. They can stay submerged for 40 to 50 minutes before surfacing for air.
The Alligator Snapping Turtle has powerful jaws that can bite off human fingers. The alligator snapping turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in North America and among the largest in the world. With its spiked shell, beaklike jaws, and thick, scaled tail, this species is often referred to as the "dinosaur of the turtle world."However, many have been caught for food or to have as pets, and now there is concern that they may be in danger of extinction."
Alligator Snapping Turtles eat fish, frogs, crabs, and shellfish. They sometimes also eat smaller turtles and alligators.
Jaws strong enough to bite off human fingers.
You have to be very careful when handling them as they can bite off human fingers. The alligator snapper employs a unique natural lure in its hunting technique. Its tongue sports a bright-red, worm-shaped piece of flesh that, when displayed by a motionless turtle on a river bottom, draws curious fish or frogs close enough to be snatched. These animals are not only strong — they are very cunning as well.
Adults are taken for meat, while the young are taken as pets
Even alligators have to give up when they meet an adult Alligator Snapping Turtle. It is said that their only natural enemies are humans, who capture them for their meat and shells, and to sell in the exotic animal trade. Adult Alligator Snapping Turtles are hunted for their meat and young turtles are taken to have as pets. In Japan, there is a lot of fuss whenever Alligator Snapping Turtles that were kept as pets are found in the town after having been let go or escaped. They are listed as a threatened species. It is important to remember that keeping a pet is a lifetime responsibility.
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