Alligator snapping turtles get their name from their powerful jaws and the ridges of their shells that resemble alligator skin. Medusa, our resident alligator snapping turtle, enjoys spending most of her time in the water, buried in the mud. She can hold her breath up to three hours which is why you may not see her during your visit! | Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park

The alligator snapping turtle is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world! It is also North America’s largest freshwater turtle. It isn’t close related to the Common Snapping turtle. It is listed as “Vulnerable” which means it’s been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.It can be immediately distinguished from the Common Snapping Turtle b