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Species ID Suggestions

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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Rich Staley
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Comments (3)
TracyL
I live in Massachusetts and our snapping turtles don't look like that their shells have a lot more ridges in them.
Rich Staley
The size,, vertical scutes on the shell and pointy nose give this away as a snapping turtle. No other turtle gets this big in Wisconsin.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2011

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