Alligator+Snapping+Turtle

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The alligator snapping turtle has a large, heavy head and a long, thick shell with theree dorsal ridges of large scales. They are a solid gray, brown, black, or olive colored green in color and often covered with algae. Alligator snapping turtles can grow up to 175 pounds in the wild. Facts: 1. The alligator snapping turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. 2. Alligator snappers are scavengers, but are hungry carnivores at a young age. 3. A 403 pound alligator snapping turtle was found in the Neosho River in Kansas in 1937. 4. The female alligator snapping turtle builds a nest and lays 10-50 eggs at one time. 5. Soup is made from snapping turtle meat!