The hognose snake does not live in the water. When an animal is attacking, he will flip over and play dead. It stays on land. By Eddie and Haley Turtles are reptiles with dry, bumpy scaly skin, a sharp edged beak instead of teeth, good eyesight and hearing, and leathery-shelled eggs which they bury in the sand. Turtles eat cabbage, leaves and some grass.
Turtles are really slow.
When they are full-sized, they are very heavy. The salamander eats insects. In China and Japan, there are some 5 feet salamanders. A salamander weighs almost 50 pounds. Salamanders help keep insect population down and they become food for larger animals.