Snapping Turtles
They average 10 to 12 inches in upper shell length and weigh
from 15 to 25 pounds. If you want to see a big snapping turtle , click here.
They can live in a wide variety of water habitats: large
creeks, rivers, river sloughs, swamps, marshes, farm ponds, and
sewage lagoons. If you want to see where
they live, click here.
Snapping turtles will eat just about anything (alive or dead)
including fish, frogs, drowned animals, crayfish and aquatic
plants.
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