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Eastern Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina serpentina

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39.2003, -77.496

Field Notes

Notes:

This guy was a monster. Hugh. But got him off the road and into near by creek.

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Common snapping turtle

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Comments (2)
s.eric.preston
@Mark R., Lol. And his attitude demand you call him such.

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Wildlife of Northern Virginia
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Reptiles of the East U.S.

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PublishedMay 21, 2014

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