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Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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This guy was really big and REALLY angry, so I didn't dare get closer. All I had on me was my tablet at the time. We pulled over to move him out of the road and we had to throw a towel over him to keep him from lunging at us.

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Common snapping turtle

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PublishedMay 26, 2016

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