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Alligator Snapping Turtle (Andre the Giant)

Macrochelys temminckii

Photo by MitchRay
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Field Notes

Notes:

Andre the Giant, the first male I caught to break the 100lb mark. I followed Dre around for a solid 2 years.

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Comments (3)

YES!! I saw one of these crossing the road once. It looked like a dinosaur haha!
It's definitely best to keep all apendages clear of the business end
WOW! I scuba dive in quarries and if I saw one of these monsters, you'd see me walking on water! :)
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PublishedApril 22, 2011

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