ðeɪ spˈɛnd mˈoʊst əv ðə tˈaɪm hˈaɪdɪŋ ɪn hˈɛvili vˈɛdʒɪtˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɛɹiəz ʌv pˈɜːmənənt bˈɑːdiz ʌv slˈoʊ mˈuːvɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz swˈɑːmps, pˈɑːndz ænd lˈeɪks.
They spend most of the time hiding in heavily vegetated areas of permanent bodies of slow moving water, such as swamps, ponds and lakes.