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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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36.5475, -87.3542

Field Notes

Description:

Young juvenile.

Notes:

I found this juvenal, probably before it ever entered water. Looks like it may have hatched last year and overwintered.

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marylou.wildlife
Hatchling snappers have to be among the top 10 cutest things in the world... great find!!

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Turtles of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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