Carnivorous, they eat rats, frogs, fish, snakes, crabs, turtles, and deer ​ — in small quantities; large males average only 18 to 24 ounces [500 - 700 g] of food a day.
Need lihasööjad toituvad rottidest, konnadest, kaladest, madudest, krabidest, kilpkonnadest ja hirvedest.