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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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Field Notes

Description:

The biggest common snapper I have ever seen! Sure wish I had a better size comparison but the second pic shows a large adult yellow-belly slider beside the snapper.

Habitat:

Spotted in a small lake (Weston Lake, SC)

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Common snapping turtle

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2011

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