[floatr][/floatr]Kyodo: Alligator snapping turtle found laying eggs in Tokyo park
An alligator snapping turtle was found laying eggs Sunday beside a pond in Tokyo's Ueno Park, police officials said. The 50-centimeter-long rapacious turtle, a species native to North America, has been living in Shinobazunoike pond since apparently being abandoned by its owner, experts at Ueno Zoological Gardens said. The zoo experts said the turtle could have bitten people and caused serious injuries. The turtle was the model for the Gamera monster in a Japanese film series.