Alligator Snapping Turtles, by Tobias

Alligator Snapping Turtles

by Tobias

Alligator snapping  turtles are big and strong.  Alligator snapping turtles weigh from 155 pounds to 175 pounds.  They have very strong jaws and big heads.

Alligator snapping turtles live in many different places.  They live in river, canals, lakes,  and swamps.  They spend some time on land.  They live in the southeast part of Georgia.

Alligator snapping turtles eat almost everything.   they  eat frogs, snakes, snails, clams, crayfish, aquatic plants, and baby alligators.  The zoo feeds them mice, worms, and fish.  

Alligator snapping turtles have a few predators.  When they first hatch they already have predators like large fish, raccoons, and birds.