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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by SheaEckert
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Thanks to 1Sarah2 and hg_williams3 for the info on the eyelid protection thing!

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Comments (5)
SheaEckert
1Sarah2: By stroking it gently on its shell. Haha Just Kidding! Really? Okay that makes sense. Thanks! hg_williams3: I thought I remembered hearing that about great whites!! Thanks for the info!
hg_williams3
agree with 1Sarah2 great white sharks do that too when the bite down
1Sarah2
How did you manage to get a snapping turtle to look innocent?? About the eye, I would suppose it to be a defense mechanism.

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