Pennsylvania Animals: Snapping Turtle

(Chelydra serpentina serpentina)

Did you know that the snapping turtles kill by their long and spiky jaws? Did you know that the turtle's scientific name is Chelydra serpentina? Did you know that the snapping turtle's shell can grow to 18 inches long? Did you know that the snapping turtle's shell is green and brow? Did you know if you pick up a snapping turtle, you have to hold it far away from your body because if you don't, it could bite you? by Austin

The common snapping turtle lives at the bottom of muddy ponds. It weighs twenty to thirty pounds. Adults are eighteen inches long or more. Its giant relative, the alligator snapper weighs near one hundred and fifty pounds. It eats baby fish, frogs and small ducks and geese. by Jamie

The black widow spider is a predator. It eats insects. It makes a web and the insects fly or crawl in the web and get stuck. The spider wraps the insect up in web stuff and eats it. The spider is an arachnid. An arachnid is a thing with eight legs. The black widow spider can be found in warm climates, in barns and trash and on farms. The black widow is black and red. by Ian

PA Animals 96-97

PA Animals 95-96