The "Most Dangerous" award goes to the snapping turtle, out of all the turtle species. Snapping turtles have long necks and powerful jaws that combined with the vicious temper make them very hard to handle safely. If you have to handle this type of turtle, the best way to do it is to carry them by the tail. Extra attention is required around the sharp toothed rear edge on the rough carapace. This part is usually coated with green algae. The shell of the snapping turtle is usually dark brown, rough and covered in algae. Their head is big and can't be withdrawn into the shell.
The size of a snapping turtle can be up to 18 inches and their weight varies between 20 and 64 lbs. A subspecies of the snapping turtle is the alligator snapping turtle, with a length of 30 inches and 235 lbs, this is the largest freshwater turtle.
Snapping Turtles have an aggressive reputation, they tend to be aggressive and snap at everything that they can reach. Only in the water they tend to be shy and they will retreat from everything unless it their lunch. Their eating includes baby ducks, frogs, fish, crabs, vegetation and other small reptiles. They hide in the mud until prey gets near and then snap at it, they are not active hunters. Snapping turtle are more aggressive on land than they are in the water, they are calm creatures won't rise to a threat. They are solitary animals, only in the mating season they come together, from April to November. The female snapping turtles lay about 80 eggs during the nesting season, from May to September.
Eastern and Central United States are the locations where the snapping turtles are mostly found. Snapping turtles usually prefer slow moving waters or calm ponds with freshwater and soft muddy bottoms. Their habitat includes a lot of vegetation, tree trunks and submerged bush.