Garter snakes occupy a great variety of habitats but are never far from water, feeding mainly on salamanders, earthworms, frogs, and small fish. Authorities differ on the number of species; between 12 and 22 are recognized.
Sea Turtles are found in all of the worldâs oceans, with exception of the arctic. There are seven species of Sea Turtle, and six of these arrive to lay eggs each year on beaches across Mexico. Although Sea Turtles live most of their lives at sea (and mate at sea) the females must return to land to lay their eggs.ea Turtle Conservation Projects in Mexico. Mexico runs a number of key conservation projects, whereby marine biologists and government agencies work in unison to protect Sea Turtles â an endangered species world-wide â from natural predators and unscrupulous humans.
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of living turtles. It may reach a length of ca. 2.13 m. Adults may have a span of ca. 2.7 m from the tip of one front flipper to the tip of the other.They have a secondary palate, formed by vomer and palatine bones. The leatherback has no visible shell.hey travel great distances from their nesting beaches to their feeding grounds. Although leatherbacks are most often found in tropical waters, they are distributed around the globe in temperate oceans, and even on edges of subarctic water. The leatherback sea turtle travels further north than any other sea turtle.