Hey everyone, I know a lot of you are worried about the water level being too high for Blurg. I appreciate your concern; I am closely monitoring him, he loves going on the island and also resting on the blue pipes, however he also loves hunting in the deep and resting at the bottom for extended periods of time.
This creature is a diving beetle larvae. The difference between the diving beetle larvae and the dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae is that the first mentioned breathe by swimming to the surface, using the tip of its abdomen, like we see at 6:00. The dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae has tracheal gills and therefore doesn't need to swim to the surface to breathe. This major difference explains why the diving beetle larvae have developed legs more like delicate oars for swimming, while the dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae have bigger scary legs like powerful anchors used to stick on to rocks etc.
Neither diving beetle nor dobsonfly. This is a larvae of the Giant Black Water Beetle _(Hydrophilus triangularis)_ , a close North American relative to the Eurasian Silver Water Beetle _(Hydrophilus piceus)_ .
@@actualgarbage8549 not if you grow them carefully, theres a guy on youtube that completely domesticated a snapping turtle and it acts just like a dog lol
Hey Josh! 😊 My husband and I really enjoyed watching some of your videos today, and I just wanted to encourage you and tell you that your excitement, JOY, and the love you have for critters of all kinds is BRILLIANT, and it really blessed us today getting to watch and learn with you. Your delight, expression, and enthusiasm reveal so much of who we are supposed to be. ☺️ I feel like your spirit and humor just warms the heart of God so much because you display His heart for us - which is for us to find JOY in LIFE (which you do very well!!), and I can just feel His pleasure over you, and His love for you so much - like He actually gets really excited when you are out exploring, experimenting, and discovering all the things he made for you! ❤ He loves how you effortlessly display the JOY of the Kingdom, and He loves your youthful heart of anticipation, exploration, and fascination with creation. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us. God bless you on your next adventure! 🐢🦞🐍🦎🐸
The creepy creature is a hellgrammite worm. They grow into pesky dobsonflies. If you want to try to find adult dobsonflies in the wild, try setting up a bug zapper. They're attracted to the light. Female dobsonflies have short, serrated mandibles, while males, have long, hooked ones.
Yea and it looks like they are not meant to swim up to the surface judging from where it was and how it moves 😂 at one point it looked like it was trying not to drown
I had two baby alligator snapping turtles when I was younger, some of the coolest creatures ever. They unfortunately died from the winter. 🤧👍 2009-2012
@@aircommandslipperz most likely a dobsonfly nymph, but I'm not a scientist that studies lake nymphs. I just know that I use mayfly nymphs for fishing and they're harmless and they sort of have the same style of body.
@@aircommandslipperz It is a diving beetle larvae, they feed off of tadpoles, mosquito larvae etc. The giant diving beetle larvae can actually become surprisingly big and intimidating. I'm sure their bite is not a pleasant experience
Great tank just wondering is the light that you have on his little basking area UVB and UVA heating cuz he needs that for his shell it's vitamin D3 in the UVB and his she'll need that to stay healthy and live a good life and make sure when he gets bigger he doesn't try to eat the gravel that you have in there cuz Turtles sometimes do that😁
Randomly had to look this up recently as I found one in the water that came with some tadpoles the kids found. It’s a Dobsonfly larvae. Thanks for the video!
5:55, this is one of the pupa stages that a dragonflie going through, and see that it's full of prey they love= tadpoles, it's a beautiful thing to see from start to finish...
@@Cockweasle I’m not a karen I’m a reptile lover. It’s literally 20 bucks for a baby snapper there’s no reason for him to take one from the wild. It’s wrong and illegal.
The “creepy creature” is a hellgrammite witch is the larvae of the dobsonfly You can find them under rocks in shallow water in a river, the current can’t be going very fast tho 5:37 Hellgrimmites will eat anything that comes es close that they can eat, yes they swim weird
Close but no, this is a larva of a great diving beetle, hellgrammites have have gills and do not have to surface for air and this is why they aren't generally found in stagnant pools of water(like this one was) because they are low in oxygen compared to streams, also they have spiny legs along the sides of their bodies that help them anchor themselves to the bottom, unlike this one. It's a shame, these animals are fascinating to keep as pets.
@@Madness-animations No problem, i actually wasn't sure because i never kept dobsonflies so I researched a bit and learned a lot, they seem interesting but i much prefer diving beetles because their adult form is just as voracious as their larva as opposed to dobsonflies which once they mature don't do anything besides mate and reproduce, i don't even think they live very long either.
They little so called “ NEW SPECIES “ is actually a hellgrammite bug which is really good for smallmouth fishing. If I found one I would use it for fishing not a fish tank
Hey Josh, I am just suggesting, but maybe you should go behind a dumpster and look for pets because some person found a whole dog also, I love your channel. Keep doing what you do.❤
@@rudyrojas2406 you don’t need plant soil and sunlight I have a aquarium myself with plants in it with a normal light and just gravel no special light or gravel just gravel you can get at aquarium shops but not a special type
Blurt is a common snapping turtle they are not the best swimmers I would strongly recommend lowering the water also if you don’t have it already you should get uvb bulbs and a Heat lamp so he can bask if he pleases. I’m not just rambling I’m talking from a decade of experience.
Hello Josh, I love your snapping turtle. I also had two snapping turtles one was like yours ...a little baby boy. I didn't hear you mention how to tell the difference but male turtles have long tails. Enjoy your baby boy Blurg.
Nope diving beetle please do research search up Great Diving Beetle larvae and you will find out easily quickly change the comments into something right 👍 take a cake 🍰
@@dungfungus56 look at the mandibles they are not the same as the one in vid and that’s not the habitat of a hellgrammite so it’s a diving beetle larva
Well actually that’s the reason he keeps wasps because he says in one of his wasp videos he says that he used to keep ants, but he wanted to keep something more “extreme”
In my opinion, the water in Blurg's Tank should be a little lower since, that swim up would drain some energy just to get a few bits of air. Also, you should've just placed Blurg on the Basking Pad. I hope you do know what Alligator Snapping Turtles need.
@@--kiryu-kaizen--5473 No need to apologise. Alligator snapping turtles are very rare and hard to find. You can tell them from their Common relatives quite easily, even the hatchlings. Their head Is a lot more triangular with pointier beak, quite unlike other turtles. They cannot extend their neck very much. A freshly hatched Common snapper is significantly smaller too. An Alligator snapper the size of Blerg would probably still have an egg tooth. A dead giveway, however, tends to be the behaviour - Common snappers tend to be much more active creatures. They like to crawl and swim around both when exploring and hunting. Alligators, on the other hand, evolved to lure their food all the way to their mouth. Thus they don't move much and just lazily lie in wait for something to swim around. They also tend to have their mouths gaping open all the time, especially when handled. As far as I know, they don't suck prey in, at least not as much as Blerg kindly demonstrated. If you ask me, a Common snapper makes for a much better pet.
@@MartinKincl1993 they’re getting there but definitely not hard to find or rare. But since people like to eat them or kill them because they’re “scary”, you need papers in some states to own them. The difference is their nose is pointed and they don’t have a neck to extend so they have a worm like feature in their tongue, to make their food come to them. Like you said lol. So they’re much much less violent than common snappers. Common snapping turtles are amazing when younger but I’d say alligator snapping turtles make much better pets. 1. It’ll outlive everyone, and 2. It’s less violent than even a red eared slider. It’s just the looks that make them scary lol.
Hey everyone, I know a lot of you are worried about the water level being too high for Blurg. I appreciate your concern; I am closely monitoring him, he loves going on the island and also resting on the blue pipes, however he also loves hunting in the deep and resting at the bottom for extended periods of time.
Get off me turtle>:(
Dude you are fine. Snappers are fully aquatic and love deeper water.
they like really uneven terrain
they like less water and uneven surfaces and setting
The fishtank gravel is not good ether sand substrate or bigger gravel.
This creature is a diving beetle larvae. The difference between the diving beetle larvae and the dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae is that the first mentioned breathe by swimming to the surface, using the tip of its abdomen, like we see at 6:00. The dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae has tracheal gills and therefore doesn't need to swim to the surface to breathe.
This major difference explains why the diving beetle larvae have developed legs more like delicate oars for swimming, while the dobsonfly/hellgrammite larvae have bigger scary legs like powerful anchors used to stick on to rocks etc.
*LIKE THIS SO HE SEES*
Wow interesting
was*
Neither diving beetle nor dobsonfly. This is a larvae of the Giant Black Water Beetle _(Hydrophilus triangularis)_ , a close North American relative to the Eurasian Silver Water Beetle _(Hydrophilus piceus)_ .
Some people say water insects use to live on land but have adapted to water cause having low chance of surviving on land
When the alien wriggly creature has a sezuire: *laughs hysterically*
Noice
He put the water in to tank that have different water and the fish need to get used to the water in the tank
My brother was stareing at me like I was crazy because of that laugh
Tht creature is call a lace wigg or summ like at
Fuck bugs
Baby snapping turtles will literally eat anything that moves. Lol I had one for years. They also grow very quickly if they eat a lot.
Like my toenails
Do they try to kill you when their big?
@@actualgarbage8549 no but be careful when touching them they can bite u thinking ur fingers are carrots
@@actualgarbage8549 not if you grow them carefully, theres a guy on youtube that completely domesticated a snapping turtle and it acts just like a dog lol
@@godlylion6857 My dog snaps at me, she stays hungry, high metabolism maybe, plus she is at least partly blind.
Hey Josh! 😊 My husband and I really enjoyed watching some of your videos today, and I just wanted to encourage you and tell you that your excitement, JOY, and the love you have for critters of all kinds is BRILLIANT, and it really blessed us today getting to watch and learn with you. Your delight, expression, and enthusiasm reveal so much of who we are supposed to be. ☺️ I feel like your spirit and humor just warms the heart of God so much because you display His heart for us - which is for us to find JOY in LIFE (which you do very well!!), and I can just feel His pleasure over you, and His love for you so much - like He actually gets really excited when you are out exploring, experimenting, and discovering all the things he made for you! ❤ He loves how you effortlessly display the JOY of the Kingdom, and He loves your youthful heart of anticipation, exploration, and fascination with creation. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us. God bless you on your next adventure! 🐢🦞🐍🦎🐸
This is my first time on this channel, and that intro (no complaints it’s a nice intro) sent shivers down my spine.
Same I'm new
Same
same
Im new too
Same
Man that creature was super smart, he’s like hey mr.snapper I can clean and groom you. If you don’t eat me…hahahha. Than Snap!!
Hellgrammite
@@pigglevitch6965 diving beetle larva
Then snap....
"one last video before bed."
the video before bed:
Bro isn't afraid of touching anything💀
It’s called a hellgamite, its a Dobson fly larva. Dobson flys are massive angry flies, that is a female.
* hellgramite
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@@Gulf_Margin lol
i though was hydrophilidae larvae
Ewwww
This is so interesting. I'd love to see more of Blerg's adventures in the future
Me too
I like to see blurg. In every episode
I'm sorry but *blurg
@@Random_stuffs583 it's alright and much appreciated
Your water tank is way more entertaining than the daily soaps..😂
Woah man that was a close call. He was RIGHT AT THE EDGE of still not being able to swim. Glad it worked out though! :D
Blurg- "Why did this guy from "Where The Crawdads Sing" name me Blurg?" LOL :)
The creepy creature is a hellgrammite worm. They grow into pesky dobsonflies. If you want to try to find adult dobsonflies in the wild, try setting up a bug zapper. They're attracted to the light. Female dobsonflies have short, serrated mandibles, while males, have long, hooked ones.
👍
I had an adult bite me in the knee ditch once. Bleghhh. Nightmare fuel!
Yea and it looks like they are not meant to swim up to the surface judging from where it was and how it moves 😂 at one point it looked like it was trying not to drown
I'm pretty sure that's actually a diving beetle larvae
@@lauricepimentel5454 it's the same thing did you just see a comment and say fuck I dub it diving beetle
I could watch this all day , love watching water creatures. It’s relaxing to me.
I had two baby alligator snapping turtles when I was younger, some of the coolest creatures ever. They unfortunately died from the winter. 🤧👍 2009-2012
Aww man
Rip
@@wrath3756 imma make a funeal.
R.I.P a turtle I don't know🙏
Rest in peace
That's cool you kept him and named him . He looks very happy
Long live Blurg the apex predator of the tank
He died
@@blkairforce1450 no no, I just meant, long may he rule, hopefully he won’t die for many more years!
@@blkairforce1450 When
@@blkairforce1450 he didn't really die-
@@blkairforce1450 he lived
Sometime I kinda believe those who aren't afraid of touching/holding insects must have some sort of super power ~_~
Its a hellgrammite it will eventually turn into a giant biting insect that flys lol
Fish go nuts for em too
would have Blerg ate him for dinner tho lmao
What is the hellgrammite larva grows inside of blerg and blerg explodes 💥
Duke bugwalker
Ohhh
I love how most people have never seen fly nymphs and always assume they're some creepy dangerous creatures but they're harmless
Dude they are so freaking creepy, there bites don't hurt, there just shocking and scary
what kind of fly is that??
@@aircommandslipperz most likely a dobsonfly nymph, but I'm not a scientist that studies lake nymphs. I just know that I use mayfly nymphs for fishing and they're harmless and they sort of have the same style of body.
@@spicypotato666 thanks!
@@aircommandslipperz It is a diving beetle larvae, they feed off of tadpoles, mosquito larvae etc. The giant diving beetle larvae can actually become surprisingly big and intimidating. I'm sure their bite is not a pleasant experience
Great tank just wondering is the light that you have on his little basking area UVB and UVA heating cuz he needs that for his shell it's vitamin D3 in the UVB and his she'll need that to stay healthy and live a good life and make sure when he gets bigger he doesn't try to eat the gravel that you have in there cuz Turtles sometimes do that😁
I agree I don't have a turtle but I do a lot of research about reptiles and I do have a lizard
my new favorite series lol. So fascinating and funny
No animal cruel, this is wild 👍🏻❤️ love it
Randomly had to look this up recently as I found one in the water that came with some tadpoles the kids found. It’s a Dobsonfly larvae. Thanks for the video!
I think its a Diving Beetle Larvae but idk, i saw a previous comment saying it. I cant decide since they look so similar...
@@0dds0cks99 it's a diving beetle larvae I looked it up
@@aditighosh4556 Cool!
asked a expert he said it looks like a dobsonfly larvae which is a relative to the dragonfly
Jefrey's going to love it, a sea centipe.Josh!
1:43 lol I actually though u just punched a dragon fly xD nice editing btw!
The baby snapping turtle: you grab my tail I grab yours
The wriggle thing is probably the last known Cyprinodon martius.. and you fed it to a turtle.
5:55, this is one of the pupa stages that a dragonflie going through, and see that it's full of prey they love= tadpoles, it's a beautiful thing to see from start to finish...
This isn’t true
@garyclark2385 You might want to Google pupa stage of a dragonfly.
Pretty cool video. Thx for posting
I love how you're giving your pets a good natural life!😁
When Jeffery shot him self back he used his tail and pulled it down really fast like a lobster
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Hnbvvvv
Huuhhhh
I love turtles and i like your yt channel so much
Bro tried to get air but he got pulled down😭 9:16
love to see more of Blerg's adventures in the future
Too bad his life was stolen from him
@@Rryan8065 shut up karen
@@Cockweasle I’m not a karen I’m a reptile lover. It’s literally 20 bucks for a baby snapper there’s no reason for him to take one from the wild. It’s wrong and illegal.
@@Rryan8065 hmmmm ok buddy😐
@@robertculley475 ok what?
Blurg looks like a mini swimming dinosaur
THATS WHAT HE IS
@@fishtube7618 turtles aren’t dinosaurs.
LOL
@@sandwich3946 they have existed since prehistoric times
@@ladyjuzoka7491 and are they dinosaurs now?
The creature of swimming so funny LOL Blur is awesome
This is my new favorite channel!!!!!!!!!! And I think the creature is from mars JK
😂😂😂 that was really fun watching the adventures 😆😆 thank you for making this video man
I actually have a pet turtle and that is exactly what happens when I feed her fish. She is a red eared slider named Shelley:) have a good day
Red sliders are cool!
The “creepy creature” is a hellgrammite witch is the larvae of the dobsonfly
You can find them under rocks in shallow water in a river, the current can’t be going very fast tho
5:37
Hellgrimmites will eat anything that comes es close that they can eat, yes they swim weird
Close but no, this is a larva of a great diving beetle, hellgrammites have have gills and do not have to surface for air and this is why they aren't generally found in stagnant pools of water(like this one was) because they are low in oxygen compared to streams, also they have spiny legs along the sides of their bodies that help them anchor themselves to the bottom, unlike this one.
It's a shame, these animals are fascinating to keep as pets.
Thanks for correcting me
@@Madness-animations No problem, i actually wasn't sure because i never kept dobsonflies so I researched a bit and learned a lot, they seem interesting but i much prefer diving beetles because their adult form is just as voracious as their larva as opposed to dobsonflies which once they mature don't do anything besides mate and reproduce, i don't even think they live very long either.
Funneh
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When you said home I though an area on your back yard, then I saw the fish tank so I see you meant prison
Hellgrammites are EXCELLENT bass bait!!!! Smallies love 'em.
Thanks for the tip :0
I love how 30 seconds in and he smells the rocks
They little so called “ NEW SPECIES “ is actually a hellgrammite bug which is really good for smallmouth fishing. If I found one I would use it for fishing not a fish tank
I was just gonna call it a centileech
It’s a hellgrammite bug I have seen then a lot
Dang I thought it was a dobson fly larva
@@zunisilverwolf sorry I didn't read the other replys
@@zunisilverwolf Thank you I also thought it was some type of aquatic beetle larvae. So it's a type of fly larvae.
Josh: I decided to call the crayfish Jeffery, because Jefferys a good name.
Guys called Jeffery: :)
Ive wanted a pet turtle, so this just makes me smile :)
I have a pet tortoise
Just be warned, they smell pretty bad!
I know from experience
If you do snapping turtle aren’t the best pet, buy another breed
Blurg is a common snapping turtle or a alligator snapping turtle
That creepy thing looks like a scorpion but shaped as a french fry
You should get the snapping turtle a regular turtle as a friend
Unfortunately snapping turtles are cannibalistic
So that wouldn't be a good idea
This is funny and cute I love it!!!😍😋😎
i love Blurg hes so good at hunting
You should name the Worm Skippie
Damn bro u need way more subs! I subscribed homie 💯🤝
Creature: I'll take the turtle soup, make it snappy.
Geoffrey: let me get some of that, don't be shell-fish.
Blurg will role over us all one day!
Hey Josh, I am just suggesting, but maybe you should go behind a dumpster and look for pets because some person found a whole dog also, I love your channel. Keep doing what you do.❤
I want it to look as natural as possible
“Puts fake plants in it”
It looks like it’s natural
@@skullyztv real plants would look even beter
@@LeviVanSluijs ready plants need soil and sun light
Real
@@rudyrojas2406 you don’t need plant soil and sunlight I have a aquarium myself with plants in it with a normal light and just gravel no special light or gravel just gravel you can get at aquarium shops but not a special type
Josh that strange creature u don’t know is actually a blood worm and plus I love ur videos good luck with them!
I can watch adventures of Blurg and Jeffrey all day
This is a diving beetle larva.
I have thos in my Creek
@@brandyrichards260 that thing’s nasty
Do you know the Latin genis
@@reyman091 Thermonectus marmoratus
@@brandyrichards260 Diving beetles are very common in creeks and streams, so it makes sense why there are also larva in there.
Good catch of the day
Epic music i love what you done!
“I decided to name the crayfish Jeffrey, because Jeffrey’s a good name”
Wise words spoken from a wise man.
yes cuz my name is jeffrey and i agree
@@boyonmybabyboy346 hello fellow Jeffrey
@@TheMacDiesel hi
Love watching nature in a tank I once had one and I could watch it all day long.
I had a fish and he died and it broke my heart 😢😓😭
I was literally just watching the baby snapping turtle video thinking to myself wow it’s been awhile since we seen em, wonder if he kept em
This should be the start of the next Aliens movie.
Boy finds seemingly harmless larva for his snapping turtle. But then......
I’m sad for those adorable tadpoles 😢😭😭😭😭
Me too but is how life works
Welp, they would have been eaten anyways. That is how life works
Don't forget to eventually feed Blerg other things too. He'll eat veggies from your hand.
Did blerg tell you that?
@@heavncent6051 No, your mom did.
@@MartinKincl1993 mak mak tak main ah...main mak lak kau
@@MartinKincl1993 looooooooolll
Its a snapping turtle not a tortoise.
I was so scared I thought the weird thing was going to kill blurg
Same
Guess what! That’s a type of Larvae
Same
Bruh
But like blur is a savage at the same time
9:15 blurg was like: THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE APEX PREDATOR OF THIS PLACE AND ITS ME
Just joshing: WE GONNA USE THIS BIG OL’ TANK
1:20 Yes! Natural enclosures for the win! 😄
Yo. It’d be cool to see some more live plants in the tank. Digging it so far
Remember the movie tremors?? Well this is a really small baby one 😂
Damn, that's some smooth riffs
Dang, no one recognized you here yet lol
Here before It blows up too lol
All of your videos makes me wanna want one of those pets
I love burg, I love him, he smart, and cool 😎
Yep
i love your vids
Blurt is a common snapping turtle they are not the best swimmers I would strongly recommend lowering the water also if you don’t have it already you should get uvb bulbs and a Heat lamp so he can bask if he pleases. I’m not just rambling I’m talking from a decade of experience.
Good advice but Blurg not Blurt.😄👍🏼
I agree.
I love how the waters so clear like it’s flying
That is a good old hellgramite
I love your snapping turtle
More videos please this is very interesting to watch!
If i had a snapping turtle I'd named him Godzilla
Hahahahhahahahahha
Can we take a moment to realize how soggy the bread must have been
That ain’t bread anymore
@@NoName-qk2jf it’s water bread-
🍞💦💧🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Yeah it must have been really wet and with saltwater it's not gonna be tasty anymore
@@NoName-qk2jf 😂😂😂
That alien looking creature that you caught during tadpole hunting is a diving beetle larva
I’m pretty sure that turtles are allergic to chlorine
I don’t agree, even if they do, the turtle itself will filter it
Hello Josh, I love your snapping turtle. I also had two snapping turtles one was like yours ...a little baby boy. I didn't hear you mention how to tell the difference but male turtles have long tails. Enjoy your baby boy Blurg.
The alien creature is called a hellgrammite and when it eventually comes to age it turns into a Dobsonfly.
Nope diving beetle please do research search up Great Diving Beetle larvae and you will find out easily quickly change the comments into something right 👍 take a cake 🍰
@kal bro your not smart in middle school, and calm your ego.
I think it's a diving beetle
When blurg smacked something I think if I was him i would said stop it homme or I’m gonna whip you 😂😂
The bug you found is a type of diving beetle known as Dytiscidae...
@eren No
@eren it ain’t a centipede it’s a diving beetle larva
Pretty sure it’s a hellgramite actually
@@dungfungus56 look at the mandibles they are not the same as the one in vid and that’s not the habitat of a hellgrammite so it’s a diving beetle larva
@@dungfungus56 no its not
Just so you know I am pretty sure that is a Hellgrammite, when it is full grown it is a giant flying insect
I think it's water beetle but ok
Make sure to get him a heat lamp
Snapping turtles don't really use heat lamps but you do you need UVB lighting
That gave me chills.
I think you should lower the water a little bit, and put a little bit of land in the tank so blurg can rest
Omg I thought I was the only one drowning just by looking at the turtle
I was thinking that lol
You should really keep ants. Some of them are amazing and way harder to keep than wasps.
Well actually that’s the reason he keeps wasps because he says in one of his wasp videos he says that he used to keep ants, but he wanted to keep something more “extreme”
@@steam9140 I doubt he truly explored ant-keeping.
But keeping ants are not a hard job for AntsCanada because he has been keeping ants for years
In my opinion, the water in Blurg's Tank should be a little lower since, that swim up would drain some energy just to get a few bits of air. Also, you should've just placed Blurg on the Basking Pad. I hope you do know what Alligator Snapping Turtles need.
I agree. It's a Common Snapping Turtle though.
@@MartinKincl1993 oh, it's a Common Snapper? Didn't see it clearly tho, sorry.
Yeah me to
@@--kiryu-kaizen--5473 No need to apologise. Alligator snapping turtles are very rare and hard to find. You can tell them from their Common relatives quite easily, even the hatchlings. Their head Is a lot more triangular with pointier beak, quite unlike other turtles. They cannot extend their neck very much. A freshly hatched Common snapper is significantly smaller too. An Alligator snapper the size of Blerg would probably still have an egg tooth. A dead giveway, however, tends to be the behaviour - Common snappers tend to be much more active creatures. They like to crawl and swim around both when exploring and hunting. Alligators, on the other hand, evolved to lure their food all the way to their mouth. Thus they don't move much and just lazily lie in wait for something to swim around. They also tend to have their mouths gaping open all the time, especially when handled. As far as I know, they don't suck prey in, at least not as much as Blerg kindly demonstrated. If you ask me, a Common snapper makes for a much better pet.
@@MartinKincl1993 they’re getting there but definitely not hard to find or rare. But since people like to eat them or kill them because they’re “scary”, you need papers in some states to own them. The difference is their nose is pointed and they don’t have a neck to extend so they have a worm like feature in their tongue, to make their food come to them. Like you said lol. So they’re much much less violent than common snappers. Common snapping turtles are amazing when younger but I’d say alligator snapping turtles make much better pets. 1. It’ll outlive everyone, and 2. It’s less violent than even a red eared slider. It’s just the looks that make them scary lol.
"If you know what this is comment below or if you have a gueehh-" dude passed out mid sentence