Legend states that the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) should be handled with extreme caution as it has jaw strength powerful enough to bite a wooden broomstick in half. Tales of bite injuries from what is the largest freshwater turtle in North America exist anecdotally, yet ...
Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle) and Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle) are closely related, sympatric species with documented interactions. To understand ontogenetic and interspecific differences in bite performance, we measured bite force in an ontogenetic series ...
Alligator snapping turtle, (Macrochelys temminckii), species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. The alligator snapping turtle is the largest species of freshwater turtle in North America and one of the largest turtles in the world. Although