Snapping Turtles

The snapping-Turtle was a strange creature, a huge tortoise with a spiked shell and a sharp beak resembling extinct Altalantecuimar or Land-drakes rather than typical turtles.It was extremely rare and could be found only in some remote rivers of the Sinking Plain.Most Loremasters agreed that it was not native to Middle-Earth and was an invasive breed, perhaps introduced by the Zyedrahir and been subject to magical experiments and set loose, if intended or by accident remaining unsolved.