Aggressive but 'delicious' turtle found in Henan   

村民犁地犁出12斤重鱷魚龜 專家建議殺死吃掉

農民犁地犁出500歲大烏龜”，昨天下午，多人在微博上轉發這條消息。看了網絡上轉發率很高的照片，鄭州市林業局野生動物救護中心主任董朝偉確認，“這是一只鱷魚龜”，屬于外來物種，對本地生物危害較大。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A farmer in central China's Henan province has discovered a large alligator snapping turtle while ploughing a field, the Zhengzhou Evening News reports.

The turtle weighs about six kilograms, is 45 cm long and 32 cm wide, the newspaper says, citing a Sina Weibo post.

Dong Chaowei, director of the wildlife rescue center at the Zhengzhou Forestry Bureau, said the turtle is an exotic species native to the Americas, and could cause harm to China's native species.

"The farmer should send the turtle to the local wildlife department instead of releasing it," Dong said. "Or he can kill it and cook it. The turtle's meat is delicious."

The farmer had better not keep it at home, because it's aggressive, Dong added.

Judging from the turtle's weight, a local forestry bureau estimated it had been living for 500 years. But a member of the Science Squirrels Club, a non-profit organization, said it's only five years old.