Actually snapping turtles are opportunistic omnivores. They will eat
anything, including live or dead animals, as well as plants. I read a while
back that there are populations of snappers that are almost entirely
vegetarian. Don't know how they figured that out though. There was a
fascinating article on snappers (both) in National Geographic a while back.
I'll try too look that up next chance I get.
Ranger Bob
culler_at_tricon.net
What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating
an endangered plant?
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