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Snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by BrookMoore
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Pond

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Common snapping turtle

Species ID Suggestions

Stinkpot, Common Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

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AshleyT
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AshleyT
Your turtle has stripes on the face, that is not something snapping turtles have. Snapping turtles also have a much more reduced plastron than your turtle. They are also a different shape with a much larger head.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2015

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