Snapping Turtle Size
Size of Snapping Turtle
Weight | 16-136kg (35-300lbs) | ||
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Lifespan | 20-32 years | ||
Maximum speed | 2.4 mph |
The Snapping Turtle is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Reptilia, and it belongs to the order Testudines.
The Snapping Turtle belonged to the family Chelydridae, mainly distributed in Central-America, North-America, South-America. They like to live in slow rivers, lakes and marshland, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, black, tan. it likes to eat fish the most. In addition, fish, birds, frogs are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are human, raccoon, alligator.
If we use one sentence to describe the Snapping Turtle, it is "Only found in North America!".