A common snapper successfully catching and killing an adult Canada Goose. I know snappers will go after baby ducks and geese - just didn't realize they could take down an adult Canada goose. I guesstimate his shell was a good 12-14 inches in length.

I didn't have the camera out in time for the actual attack when I heard the flock suddenly going nuts (originally thought a hawk or eagle had dived after one of them and got stuck in the mud when I saw a bird floundering), but did get some shots after the goose was dead and the snapping turtle was making some attempts at pulling the head from the body. You can see his head sticking up out of the water in some photos and in two photos you can see he has one of his front feet planted against the goose's shoulder while he was pulling on the goose's head/neck under the water... pulled hard enough a couple of times to lift his shell up out of the water.


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