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Alligator Snapping Turtle (Courtney Love)

Macrochelys temminckii

Photo by MitchRay
Published on Project Noah
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Notes:

Courtney Love, a dainty female with a bit of a mean streak

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Comments (6)
Andrea8
Love the name! I helped a snapping turtle off the road the other day, and I thought he was huge......nothing compared to these guys!
MitchRay
She only weighed about 25 pounds
p.young713
Good Photo! How much does this turtle weigh?
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PublishedMay 15, 2011

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