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Common snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by MaryKauffman
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

This guy wondered onto my driveway early in the morning. It is just a bit bigger than a football.

Species ID Suggestions

common snapping turtle

chelydra serpentina

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jamiewgoodspeed
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Beautiful find Mary! I do agree with jamiewgoodspeed that this is a Common Snapping Turtle. One way to tell the difference is to look at the shell. Alligator Snapping Turtles have more distinct ridges on the shell. Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle

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PublishedMay 30, 2014

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