re: What types of turtle can you eat?

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I've heard you can eat softshells, loggerheads, and alligator snapping turtles though.


Wouldnt tell too many people that.




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re: What types of turtle can you eat? (Posted on 8/4/14 at 12:42 pm to TigerTreyjpg)
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I've heard you can eat softshells, loggerheads, and alligator snapping turtles though.
Loggerheads = Alligator snapping turtles.

There is a common snapper and an alligator snapper.

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When I wrote that, I wasn't just exactly sure if they (loggerheads and alligator snapping turtles) were one in the same. I know they look a little different.


So, for those in the know, is that the deal? One is a common snapping turtle (loggerhead) and one is an alligator snapping turtle (the ones that have the "rougher" looking shell on their backs, with all the knobs/points/gnarly stuff on them)?

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So, for those in the know, is that the deal? One is a common snapping turtle (loggerhead) and one is an alligator snapping turtle (the ones that have the "rougher" looking shell on their backs, with all the knobs/points/gnarly stuff on them)?

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Common snapper has a smooth shell. The alligator snapper has three rows. You can tell male/female by how far back- or not- the poot shoot is, we'll say.

Also, the underneath has a curved shell on the male. It's so he can get close to her when he boinks her.