Snapping Turtles

Common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina serpentian) are native to the Midwest.

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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