Snapping turtles spend most of their time in the water, coming out only to lay their eggs or cross land to get to a new body of water. These turtles live alone because their aggressive nature makes it hard for them to live and hunt in groups. They communicate with their mates by leg movements, but after mating, they separate from their mates as well. The turtles heightened senses allow them to easily find prey, and when hunting, they hide in mud with only their noses and eyes visible. When their prey passes by, the turtles snap their mouth around the animal and easily cut through their skin, quickly killing the prey. Their preying method is similar to that of an alligator, they slowly approach prey and then quickly lunge at it, giving them their name of snapping turtle. Snapping turtles spend most of their time in the water, coming out only to lay their eggs or cross land to get to a new body of water. These turtles live alone because their aggressive nature makes it hard for them to live and hunt in groups. They communicate with their mates by leg movements, but after mating, they separate from their mates as well. The turtles heightened senses allow them to easily find prey, and when hunting, they hide in mud with only their noses and eyes visible. When their prey passes by, the turtles snap their mouth around the animal and easily cut through their skin, quickly killing the prey. Their preying method is similar to that of an alligator, they slowly approach prey and then quickly lunge at it, giving them their name of snapping turtle.