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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by AaronMcTurdle
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Description:

This is the common snapping turtle. It's much larger relative is the alligator snapping turtle. Both of these beautiful species of turtle are endemic to the western world.
This is a pic I took in the middle of a shore road in Barnegat Bay, NJ. We stopped the car and offered help for it to cross the road safely. This is a mean turtle!! But sooo beautiful. I love it.

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Comments (3)
AaronMcTurdle
thank you very much. this summer i hope to share lots of critters i find on the jersey shore with you. i think i have a knack for photography.
Ava T-B
Welcome to Project Noah, AaronMcTurdle. What a good story; I hope you didn't get bit doing the good deed.
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PublishedMay 18, 2013

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