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Leatherback Sea Turtle: Tail: The tail of most leatherback sea turtles is short, rather stout at the base, and tapers to a fine point. It is easily tucked under the edge of the carapace, as are the legs and the head when the creature is frightened.
Feet: The feet of leatherback sea turtles have claws of varying lengths, and the toes of many species are webbed for swimming.
AGE: leatherback sea turtles are reputed to live to a great age, but this is probably an exaggeration. Of North American species kept in captivity, the record for longevity is shared by an alligator snapping leatherback sea turtle and a wood leatherback sea turtle, each of which reached a known age of 58 years. Some species, such as the giant Galapagos tortoises, are believed to live well over a century, but this is naturally difficult to prove.
This leatherback sea turtle is often found in pet shops along with the red-eared leatherback sea turtle
Habitat: Most frequently in ponds, especially small, deep ones, and in small streams and sloughs and at edges of lakes; in northern part of range, hibernates in mud and among aquatic plants at edges of lakes
Mississippi Basin, westward into Texas, northward to Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and southeastern Ohio
Description: Carapace not keeled, about as wide as long; bright green; each shield marked with 5 parallel black lines; conspicuous lateral, blood-red stripe on each side of head; plastron and bridge marked with black; legs and tail striped with yellow; may reach shell length of 8-9 inchesSee Also Sea Monkey:
On The Other Hand See Sea Serpent:The Bottle gourds, bushel basket gourds, and powder horn or penguin gourds (Lagenaria sicemria) are all variations within one species. The flowers are large, sometimes up to 5 inches across, with white paper-thin petals. They are sweet-smelling, and bloom at night or on gloomy late afternoons. Vines can reach up to 25 feet in a good growing sea serpentson. Leaves can measure a foot across. I have in the garden at this time a powder horn of light, pastel green that is hanging down 15 inches from the vine above its head, a Bottle gourd 8 inches wide at the bottom and 10 inches high, and a bushel basket gourd that is meant to be the size of its namesake and weigh about 100 pounds. With our climate and luck, the bushel basket will never make it to maturity.
The snake gourd (Trichosanthes Anguina) is unusual. The flowers are small, little over an inch wide, with petals that are incredibly fringed. The fruit grows like a snake, long and coiled, and the warmer the climate the longer the serpent. In Handbook of Tropical Gardening (published in Ceylon), H. F. Macmillan writes:
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