Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:13:42 -0500

When a local habitat is degraded, I have no doubt that the local Snapping
turtles have no recourse but to exist on local carrion, ie: dead meat......

But in a viable environment. they have many opportunities to feed on live,
swimming foods....

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Re: snapping turtles

> BG are you talking about alligator snappers or common snapping turtles?
> Alligator snappers do indeed catch live fish by the use if a lure shaped
> tongue but I have seen common snappers crowding around the bodies of dead
> pigs and other animals and feeding on them. My grandfather who was a
native
> American told me about finding bodies with snapping turtles and I have
read
> it in reasonably well documented books. I think we'll have to disagree on
> this one.
>
>
> Moon
>
>
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