Comments on: Alligator Snapping Turtle http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/ Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Awsomehttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-9610 Awsome Tue, 24 May 2011 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-9610 you are crazt you are crazt

]]> By: Awsomehttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-9609 Awsome Mon, 23 May 2011 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-9609 that turtle is the most screwed up turtle ever! that turtle is the most screwed up turtle ever!

]]> By: Victoriahttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-7232 Victoria Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:47:32 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-7232 I wish I was camera ready when I came across the most unusual creature I had ever seen and a magnificent gigantic specimen! While driving down a dirt road up in Central WI area; about 40 minutes North of the popular WI Dells area and around the Wautoma area; came across this huge and I mean huge alligator turtle! I had never seen an alligator turtle before though I had seen snapping turtles which bare some resemblance but its kind of like saying the squirrel monkey resembles King Kong!This thing had a huge alligator tail, not just this little skinny tail in these pictures I have seen online. So far I have seen no pics to come close to the one I saw! The tail itself that started out of the back of the shell was easily about 1.5 feet width across gradually tapering to a width of maybe a foot in width within a foot length and from there gradually tapering to 3.4 foot another cpl feet until it tapered off at the end! It was probably over 4 feet long and that was just the tail! The shell portion in itself was also huge about 4 feet length by about 3 feet wide across the top and not counting circumference! It was all black and prehistoric looking and was dragging across the road as our truck sped forward. I wanted to jump out, but the driver wanted to just avert hitting it and kept going. I got the driver to turn back, but by then there were no signs of it as it had crossed the road and was completely out of sight in the tall grass and natural weeds etc. I wouldnt have a clue how to get hold of the thing anyway because the head was huge and they apparently have a grasp that locks and then the tail like an alligator tail could probably wallop you good too and the shell you could not hardly grab hold of with all those spikes either!!! I wish I had a pic of that alligator turtle! I dont think people hardly believe it but I am at least glad to see online they list there is such a creature and they do grow huge! I wish I was camera ready when I came across the most unusual creature I had ever seen and a magnificent gigantic specimen!
While driving down a dirt road up in Central WI area; about
40 minutes North of the popular WI Dells area and around the Wautoma area; came across this huge and I mean huge alligator turtle! I had never seen an alligator turtle before though I had seen snapping turtles which bare some resemblance but its kind of like saying the squirrel monkey resembles King Kong!

This thing had a huge alligator tail, not just this little skinny tail in these pictures I have seen online. So far I have seen no pics to come close to the one I saw! The tail itself that started out of the back of the shell was easily about 1.5 feet width across gradually tapering to a width of
maybe a foot in width within a foot length and from there gradually tapering to 3.4 foot another cpl feet until it tapered off at the end! It was probably over 4 feet long
and that was just the tail! The shell portion in itself was
also huge about 4 feet length by about 3 feet wide across the top and not counting circumference! It was all black and prehistoric looking and was dragging across the road as our truck sped forward. I wanted to jump out, but the driver wanted to just avert hitting it and kept going. I got the driver to turn back, but by then there were no signs of it as it had crossed the road and was completely out of sight in the tall grass and natural weeds etc. I wouldnt have a clue how to get hold of the thing anyway because the head was huge
and they apparently have a grasp that locks and then the tail
like an alligator tail could probably wallop you good too and
the shell you could not hardly grab hold of with all those spikes either!!! I wish I had a pic of that alligator turtle!
I dont think people hardly believe it but I am at least glad to see online they list there is such a creature and they do grow huge!

]]> By: RHhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-6146 RH Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:23:43 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-6146 No you don't. You have common snapping turtles there. No you don’t. You have common snapping turtles there.

]]> By: sulagnahttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-5157 sulagna Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:25:32 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-5157 are these snapping turtles endangered or listed by IUCN ?? are these snapping turtles endangered or listed by IUCN ??

]]> By: mike ahttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4793 mike a Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:26:48 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4793 Im from Fargo,ND. there are many snappers like that around the red river area. they could not be that endangered because i have seen quite a bit of them. sometimes you step onthem and think its just a rock, untill you hear there hissing noise they make and hope you dont loose a toe. lol, hope this information helped a bit Im from Fargo,ND. there are many snappers like that around the red river area. they could not be that endangered because i have seen quite a bit of them. sometimes you step onthem and think its just a rock, untill you hear there hissing noise they make and hope you dont loose a toe. lol, hope this information helped a bit

]]> By: Mariannehttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4605 Marianne Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:42:24 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4605 Hi Lotor, What town, state do you live in???? We have quite a few in our pond but no idea exactly how many (they all kind of look alike!) Did witness two in a fight in the water last year and that truly looked like something out of Jurassic Park!! Hi Lotor,
What town, state do you live in???? We have quite a few in our pond but no idea exactly how many (they all kind of look alike!) Did witness two in a fight in the water last year and that truly looked like something out of Jurassic Park!!

]]> By: Ashleyhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4346 Ashley Mon, 17 May 2010 00:06:29 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-4346 Do snappers have spikes on the back of there shells? Do snappers have spikes on the back of there shells?

]]> By: DEONTEhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2898 DEONTE Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:33:51 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2898 I HAVE TWO BABY ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE I HAVE TWO BABY ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE

]]> By: Seanhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2576 Sean Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:50:38 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2576 Snapping Turtles are the scariest, and the coolest animal in the whole world (not including the African Lion). *.* Snapping Turtles are the scariest, and the coolest animal in the whole world (not including the African Lion). *.*

]]> By: bobhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2348 bob Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:26:42 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2348 snapping alliogator turtle awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :0 snapping alliogator turtle awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :0

]]> By: Lotorhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2302 Lotor Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:12:05 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2302 Threatened but tends not to be rare in locations left for them Threatened but tends not to be rare in locations left for them

]]> By: Lotorhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2301 Lotor Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:10:39 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2301 Quite a few saw about 50 in the marsh behind my house Quite a few saw about 50 in the marsh behind my house

]]> By: Vannesahttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2072 Vannesa Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:15:06 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-2072 wow what the heck it looks weird how many are left when did u find it? wow what the heck it looks weird how many are left when did u find it?

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1722 Chris Wed, 13 May 2009 23:33:20 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1722 That Turtle Is Awsome That Turtle Is Awsome

]]> By: gabrielahttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1421 gabriela Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:22:29 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1421 you need more fact about the snapping turtle such as how are they protected . you need more fact about the snapping turtle such as how are they protected .

]]> By: qwerhttp://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1307 qwer Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:41:06 +0000 http://www.itsnature.org/ground/reptiles-land/alligator-snapping-turtle/#comment-1307 how many are left in the world??????????????? how many are left in the world???????????????

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