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Common snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by Tamarac Denis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Giant snapping turtle swimming along river bottom.

Habitat:

Stream with wide meanders with wetlands/marsh in river valley.

Notes:

Spotted at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge along Ottertail River.

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Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Nice shot Dennis. Just watched a doco on these... glad they're in your rivers. :-)

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Minnesota Wildlife (Animals)
Mission
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Photographed
PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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