Only the snapping turtle and the painted turtle are really common across New York ... usually on partly-submerged logs or rocks. Its diet consists primarily of animal material, but it will eat algae ...

Snapping turtle jaw strength—while nothing to sneeze at—is somewhat overrated. Common snapping turtles ... aquatic plants also factor into their diet, as do frogs, snakes, snails, crayfish ...

A homeowner in suburban Virginia found a 48.6-pound common snapping turtle in his yard and feared the gargantuan reptile had been hit by a car, according to a Facebook post by the Richmond ...