Common Snapping Turtle

Design

The snapping turtle is known as a scavenger. It will also prey on diseased fish and the young of ducks and other waterfowl. However, it was originally a plant-eater; this changed after the Fall. This species is designed with webbed feet, making it an excellent swimmer.

Features

• The common snapping turtle can vary in color from black to tan. Its tail can reach or even surpass the length of its body.
• The snapping turtle is not an aggressive animal by nature; however, it will snap when it feels threatened, especially while it is on land.

Fun Facts

• The common snapping turtle will bury itself in mud with just its eyes and nostrils sticking out, to ambush its prey.
• The female can store sperm for several years. She lays as many as 83 eggs, normally in a hole in sandy soil.

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