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| Common Snapping Turtle Stats |
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Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina
Family: Chelydridae
Adult Size: More than 14 inches, generally not more than 35 lbs in the wild, however captives have been known to reach 60 lbs or more. Males are generally larger than females.
Range: The common snapping turtle’s natural range covers the entire eastern United States and southern Canada, extending from Nova Scotia and Maine in the northeast, to Florida in the south, and eastern New Mexico and eastern Montana in the west. However, common snapping turtles have been introduced outside of their natural range and have been reported from the Rio Grande in New Mexico, and are now found in many habitats in California, Oregon and Washington.
Habitat: Common snapping turtles are habitat generalists, and are found in lakes, farm ponds, shallow wetlands, small streams and river systems. They are capable of moving overland and will do so to search for new bodies of water.
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