"I capture my prey by biting them with my powerful hooked mouth."
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Idiomas
Clasificación
| Clase | Reptilia |
| Orden | Testudines |
| Peso | 4 - 16 kg |
| Longitud | 20 - 45 cm |
Estado de conservación mundial
LC Least Concern
¿Quién soy?
I am a medium-sized tortoise, with a big and flattened shell, a rigid and reduced plastron, and a triangular head with a pointed snout with a powerful hook at the tip. The color of my shell can vary from brown to olive or black, and my skin is gray or olive black. I am an aquatic, omnivorous, and very voracious species.
¿De qué me alimento?
II eat small mammals, reptiles, birds, invertebrates, and amphibians..
¿Dónde vivo?
I usually live in coastal areas and the lower parts of the Andes Mountains. I prefer open forests and steppes. You can find me from Ecuador to Argentina.
Para que me conozcas mejor
A skilled bird of prey.
I am a lonely hunter, and I usually catch my prey in open fields, where I fly in circles to stooping (dive) towards my prey.
