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What are ideal conditions for northern common snapping turtles?
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What is the difference between a snapping turtle and an alligator snapping turtle?
Alligator snapping turtles are larger and have much stronger bites. Alligator snapping turtle also live longer than common snapping turtles. Alligator snapping turtles can live to be 100 at the longest while the common snapping turtle lives to be around 70 at the maximum. Alligator snapping turtles have smaller shells and bigger heads. Common snapping turtles have the oppisite.
How do you tell the difference between a baby common snapping turtle and a baby alligator snapping turtle?
Aligator snapping turtles and regular snapping turtles can be told apart by the tail on the aligator snapping turtle, which is longer with jagged spines. Its tail resembles an aligators thus the name aligator snapping turtle. It also has a more defined shell when its young so it will have larger looking spines than a regular snapping turtle. Hope this helps. Common snapping turtles have a pinkish mouth and alligater snapping turtles have brownish mouth
Do snapping turtles eat frogs?
Yes, frogs are a common part of the snapping turtles diet.
What county of Idaho do common snapping turtles live in?
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What does black and yellow snapping turtles eat?
A common full-grown snapping turtle eats fish, meat, insects, and plants.
How do common snapping turtles eat on the bottom or the top?
Bottom or top of what?
Can common snapping turtles breathe underwater?
No. Turtles do not have gills so they have to come to the surface of the water to breathe.
Are there snapping turtles in North America?
yes, I know one of them is the alligator snapping turtle, most common in the southern states like Florida.
How long is the life span of a snapping turtle?
a snapping turtle has a life span of up to 57 years. if you want to check then go to the website below: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/400-499/nb486.htm hope i helped!
Where is the natural habitat of the common snapping turtle?
The common snapping turtle is a freshwater species of amphibian. Typically, these turtles dwell in areas like shallow ponds, shallow lakes, streams and rarely estuaries.
What kind of turtle eats frogs?
Snappers are one kind of turtle that eats frogs.Specifically, the term snappers functions as a common name for snapping turtles. It is used to refer to alligator (Macrochelys temminckii) and common (Chelydra serpentina) snapping turtles. Both share an appreciation for amphibians in general and frogs in particular when it comes to prey.
Are alligator snapping turtles endangered in SC?
Alligator Snapping Turtles ( M temminckii) are not indigenous to South Carolina. There is actually very little cooberating evidence of any being captured in South Carolina. The Alligator Snapping Turtle is often confused with the Common Snapping Turtle (C serpentina). The Alligator Snapping Turtle is threatened in it's native habitat, and is protected under several Federal and State laws.
