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Snapping Turtles

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by NeilDazet
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

2 old snappers basking in the sun

Habitat:

Cool spring-fed pond. Snappers tend to bask here more than anywhere else I've ever seen.

Notes:

Modern-day dinosaurs!

Reference Links:

Common snapping turtle

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