Alligator Snapping Turtle

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Alligator Snapping Turtle
Animal Diversity Web
University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology

Habitat
Alligator snapping turtles live in freshwater areas in the southeastern United States. They generally live in the deepest water within their habitat: large rivers, canals, lakes, swamps, and rivers. Hatchlings and juveniles usually live in smaller streams. (Ernst, Barbour, and Lovich, 1994)

Food Habits
Alligator snapping turtles are both scavengers and active hunters. They are most active at night, during the day they lie quietly at the bottom of murky water and open their jaws to reveal their tongue, which looks like a small pink worm-like lure in the back of their gray mouth.

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