Scientific name: Macrochelys temminckii

Average size: 40.4-80.8 cm long

Average life expectancy: 20 to 70 years

Average weight: 19 to 176 lb

Habitat: Lakes, Swamps, Primarily the Southeastern United States

Diet: Opportunistically Carnivorous

Extra facts: Alligator snapping turtles spend almost all of their life in the water.

The alligator snapping turtle is the largest species of freshwater turtles.