alligator snapping turtles
Luring freshwater giants
Alligator snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles native to the southeastern United States, distinguished by their massive heads, powerful jaws, and ridged shells resembling alligator skin.
They're among the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world, known for lying motionless on river bottoms and luring fish with a worm-like appendage on their tongues.
We spotted an alligator snapping turtle in the bayou.
- lure fishingAngling using artificial baits
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
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Ocean-dwelling shelled reptiles
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