Crocodile turtles are divided into two categories, carnivores and crocodiles. Don't think that crocodiles are carnivores when they grow up ~ ~ Crocodiles are also called real snapping turtles, and crocodiles are also called snapping turtles. There are four subspecies, namely North America, Florida, South America and Central America. Crocodiles rank sixth in the list of endangered and rare creatures in the world, so it is illegal to buy and sell wild crocodiles privately.

Due to human hunting and habitat loss, snapping turtles are listed as vulnerable species by the World Conservation Union. They are hunted because of their turtle shells, and the cross of their breastplates is very valuable. Some people also make them into turtle soup. Crocodile turtles are protected by Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which restricts their export and international trade.

Generally raised in China, there is no wild distribution in China, but now there are small snapping turtles, which belong to species invasion and do not belong to national protected animals.

The female carapace of snapping turtle is square, the tail base is thin, the reproductive hole is close to the rear edge of the carapace, the male carapace is rectangular, the tail base is thick and long, and the reproductive hole is far from the rear edge of the carapace. In addition to the above characteristics, the female is located in or flush with the first hard spine of the tail, while the male is located outside the first hard spine of the tail.