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Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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Notes:

These are photos of several individuals laying eggs early one morning in May.

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While they're laying they don't do much else, and I actually wasn't much closer than 10 feet from them since I didn't want them to cut short their egg laying. Once they're done and start heading beck for the water they get defensive and almost aggressive. The third shot shows one hissing and lunging, which is something they do a lot when they're caught on land.
Really nice pictures...did they mind your being so near?
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PublishedAugust 7, 2011

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