Alligator Snapping Turtles Found In Florida
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Alligator snapping turtles found in florida. An alligator snapping turtle was recently discovered in florida. Suwannee alligator snapping turtles also known as macrochelys suwanniensis are considered a species of special concern and they re also a newly named species the agency helped discover in. One of these three turtles. Alligator snapping turtles which are apparently a thing are the largest freshwater turtles in the country.
Three monster sized suwannee alligator snapping turtles discovered recently in north florida were not harmed in any way according to the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission. In florida wildlife conservationists captured three suwannee alligator snapping turtles last week that looks like they came out straight from a movie about monsters. Formerly the alligator snapping turtle macrochelys temminckii was considered a single wide ranging species that extended from the suwannee. According to a florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc facebook post the 45kg male suwannee alligator snapping turtle was found along with another 29kg male and a 20kg female in.
The florida fish and wildlife conservation fwc said researchers were checking traps in the new river when they found the ginormous 100 pound male suwannee alligator snapping turtle along with a 64 pound male and a 46 pound female turtles. Just when you thought teenage mutant ninja turtles was a work of fiction. More about the creature. It is found from the florida panhandle west to east texas north to southeastern kansas missouri southeastern iowa western illinois southern indiana western kentucky and western tennessee.
This horror movie looking beastie was discovered in florida as biologists captured three suwannee alligator snapping turtles while working with the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission fwc. A suwannee alligator snapping turtles caught for research purposes facebook fwc fish and wildlife research institute pictures of three turtles found in the new river florida have gone viral. The alligator snapping turtle is found primarily in waters of the southeastern united states.
