Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)

Species in this group

LC

Chelydra serpentina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chelydra acutirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Snapping Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 111 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~40%
	Snapping Turtle			~40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~40%
	Snapping Turtle			~40%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Snapping Turtle			~30%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Snapping Turtle			~30%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	South American Snapping Turtle			~20%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
9	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	South American Snapping Turtle			~10%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	South American Snapping Turtle			~10%
11	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~30%
	Snapping Turtle			~30%
2	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
3	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
7	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
8	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
9	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
10	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~20%
	Snapping Turtle			~20%
12	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
13	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
14	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
15	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
16	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
17	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Snapping Turtle			~10%
18	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Snapping Turtle			<5%
19	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Snapping Turtle			<5%
20	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Snapping Turtle			<5%
21	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Snapping Turtle			<5%
22	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Snapping Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
3	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
9	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
11	Wildlife Prairie Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
14	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Chiang Mai Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
16	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Ramat Gan Safari	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
18	Planète Sauvage	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
19	Safari Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Shanghai Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
21	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
22	Jinan Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
23	Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
25	Zoo La Barben	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
26	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
27	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	Lisbon Zoo	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
29	Parc de l'Auxois	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Kunming Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
31	Virginia Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Zoosafari Fasanolandia	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
33	Vallazoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
34	ABQ BioPark Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
37	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
38	El Paso Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	Minsk Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
40	Plock Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
41	Roger Williams Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Parque Ecológico de São Carlos	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
43	Turtle Back Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
44	Rivne Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
45	Aquarium du Québec	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
46	Frankfurt Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
47	Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
48	Lake Superior Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Tbilisi Zoo	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity
50	Buin Zoo	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity

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Snapping Turtles

Species in this group

Snapping Turtle

South American Snapping Turtle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Snapping Turtles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found