Alligator Snapping Turtle

5-STAR Ambassador's Biography

Name: MR.GRUMPY
Sex: M
Nationality: USA
Zoo Diet: Large fish
Personality: Grumpy, irritable
Hobbies: (Out of water) pretending to be a pit bull
(In water) pretending to be a rock

Wild Facts
Type:
Turtle
Species Authority:
Gerard Troost, 1835
Distribution:
Southeastern United States
Habitat:
Rivers, canals, lakes, swamps
Terrain:
Aquatic
Wild Diet:
Carnivorous - fish, snakes, crayfish, water birds, other turtles
Adult Size:
80 cm / 100 kg (largest freshwater turtle in North America)
A 183-kg alligator snapping turtle was supposedly found in the Neosho River in Kansas in 1937. This claim was not verified.
Life Span:
Up to 70 years averagely but individuals lived over 200 years
Predators:
Adults have no natural predators except humans. Eggs are often targeted by raccoons, large fish and birds
Conservation Status:
Vulnerable
Fun Facts:
- - Alligator Snapping Turtle is an apex predator.
- - Alligator Snapping Turtles can remain submerged for 3 hours..