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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by LindaKing2
Published on Project Noah
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34.9971, -85.1839

Field Notes

Description:

Baby snapping turtle about the size of a half dollar

Habitat:

Puddle full of tadpoles which I assume was its food source

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Nice spotting, Linda. This little guy is so tiny and vulnerable. Big enough to gobble down a few tadpoles though. Thanks for sharing.

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Tennessee Snakes, Lizards and Turtles
Mission
Biodiversity of Audubon Acres
Photographed
PublishedApril 27, 2014

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