Alligator Snapping Turtle
Scientific Name: Macrochelys temminckii
Family: Chelydridae
Order: Testudines
Size: Carapace Length 15.9 to 31.8 in
Season: Early Spring
Predators: Eggs and Juveniles are consumed by fish, birds, etc., while adults have no natural predators.
Reproduction: 10-50 eggs, incubated 100-140 days
Location found: Primarily found in southeastern US.
Scientific Name: Macrochelys temminckii
Family: Chelydridae
Order: Testudines
Size: Carapace Length 15.9 to 31.8 in
Season: Early Spring
Predators: Eggs and Juveniles are consumed by fish, birds, etc., while adults have no natural predators.
Reproduction: 10-50 eggs, incubated 100-140 days
Location found: Primarily found in southeastern US.
American Alligator
Scientific Name: Alligator mississippiensis
Family: Alligatoridae
Order: Crocodila
Size: Up to 11 ft in males, 8.5 ft in females
Season: Spring
Predators: American Alligators are Apex predators
Reproduction: 20-50 eggs, incubated for 65 days
Location found: Southeastern US
Scientific Name: Alligator mississippiensis
Family: Alligatoridae
Order: Crocodila
Size: Up to 11 ft in males, 8.5 ft in females
Season: Spring
Predators: American Alligators are Apex predators
Reproduction: 20-50 eggs, incubated for 65 days
Location found: Southeastern US
American Bullfrog
Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus
Family: Ranidae
Order: Anura
Size: Maximum 1.8 pounds and 8 inches long.
Season: May to June
Predators: Birds, river otters, fish, other amphibians, snakes, alligators.
Reproduction: Females lay 20,000 eggs, which hatch in 3-5 days.
Location found: Southeastern US, though it has been artificially spread to western states and other countries.
Scientific Name: Lithobates catesbeianus
Family: Ranidae
Order: Anura
Size: Maximum 1.8 pounds and 8 inches long.
Season: May to June
Predators: Birds, river otters, fish, other amphibians, snakes, alligators.
Reproduction: Females lay 20,000 eggs, which hatch in 3-5 days.
Location found: Southeastern US, though it has been artificially spread to western states and other countries.
Cottonmouth
Scientific Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus
Family: Viperidae
Order: Squamata
Size: up to 71 inches in length
Season: Any warmer months of the year
Predators: snapping turtles, birds of prey, other snakes, alligators, etc.
Reproduction: 6-8 offspring in a litter, young are born in August or September.
Location found: Eastern US to Eastern Oklahoma.
Scientific Name: Agkistrodon piscivorus
Family: Viperidae
Order: Squamata
Size: up to 71 inches in length
Season: Any warmer months of the year
Predators: snapping turtles, birds of prey, other snakes, alligators, etc.
Reproduction: 6-8 offspring in a litter, young are born in August or September.
Location found: Eastern US to Eastern Oklahoma.