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Alligator snapping turtle goes Godzilla
Captive breeding specimen.
It was wonderful to watch this alligator snapper take up its 'lure position'...standing absolutely still, opening the mouth, then displaying and utilising the vermiform appendage in its mouth (worm mimic). The tremendous speed and force at which it closed its jaws on its ambushed prey was simply incredible.
The alligator snapping turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is native to freshwater habitats in the United States. ''M. temminckii'' is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world. It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. It is often associated with, but not closely related to, the common snapping turtle, which is in the genus ''Chelydra''. The specific epithet ''temminckii'' is in honor of Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.
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