The post This Turtle Grows Its Own Fishing Lure Inside Its Mouth<\/a> appeared first on A-Z Animals<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many of us were told as kids to watch out for the painful chomp of a snapping turtle<\/a>. Anyone who has had the unfortunate experience of being bitten unexpectedly near a pond or lake knows the agony. But for the alligator snapping turtle, biting down on prey is more of an art form than merely a hunting technique. Before making a meal of a fish<\/a>, it uses an unusual body part to catch the fish\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n Inside the mouth of an alligator snapping turtle is a worm-like appendage<\/a>. To a fish, it looks like nothing more than a snack. But on the other side is the mouth of a voracious predator that is much smarter than it appears.<\/p>\n Alligator snapping turtles feed on a variety of prey<\/a>, including crustaceans, small fish, mollusks<\/a>, small turtles<\/a>, crayfish<\/a>, and amphibians. In some cases, these turtles may even risk a fight to feast on small alligators<\/a>. Not much is off the table for this species, which will eat almost anything it can wrap its jaws around. Like other turtles, this one does not have teeth, but it has between 200 and 400 PSI of snapping force<\/a> in its jaws. That is enough to sever a finger and more than enough to bring down small prey.<\/p>\nThe Benefit of a Built-In Fishing Lure<\/h2>\n