Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A closeup portrait shows a Suwannee alligator snapping turtle from the side with its jaws wide open.
Photo By/Credit

Chris Coppola/FWS

Date Shot/Created
12/16/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle is only found in the Suwannee River basin of Georgia and Florida. Alligator snapping turtles are the largest freshwater turtles in North America.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Species
Macrochelys suwanniensis
Staff
Chris Coppola
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Reptiles