AnirudhaAlligator Snapping Turtle
This astonishing creature is found in southeastern United States waters. Alligator snapping turtles have a very long history as its family fossil shows that they were on this planet during early Maastrichtian stage (72 – 66 million years ago) belonging to the Late Cretaceous period. It weighs up to 400 pounds which makes it the heaviest freshwater turtle in the whole world.