Shellabrate World Turtle Day with A CHOMP! Alligator snapping turtles eat their prey after luring fish into their mouths with their pink worm-like tongue. | Georgia Aquarium

4.1M views · 14K reactions | This is how the alligator snapping turtle hunts  | Brut nature | Facebook

Alligator snapping turtle feeding time. They are the largest freshwater turtles in the world. They are primarily carnivorous, eating mostly fish and other aquatic animals. When hunting, these ambush predators stay motionless in the water and reveal the worm-like appendage on their tongues to lure unsuspecting prey. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Alligator snapping turtles—like Grandpa here—can stay submerged for up to 50 minutes! These turtles prefer to sit still underwater for as long as they can. Sometimes they’ll stay submerged for so long that algae starts growing on their shell! | Oklahoma Aquarium

At 150 pounds, the alligator snapping turtle is a formidable presence in the waters of the bayou. You don't want to run into this type of turtle while out and about. A mini-marathon of America's Mississippi starts tonight at 8 PM! | Smithsonian Channel