Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina
Habitat: Snapping turtles are mostly aquatic and can be found in a wide variety of aquatic habitats in to United States to the east of the Rocky Mountains.
Diet: Common snapping turtles are omnivores that feed on plants, insects, spiders, worms, fish, frogs, small turtles, snakes, birds, crayfish, small mammals, and carrion. Plant matter accounts for about a third of the diet.
Size: 0.7 to 2 feet long
Weight: 10 to 75 pounds
Lifespan: 50 to 75 years