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Common snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Photo by annalouise416
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Field Notes

Description:

I found these two turtles at the river near my house

Habitat:

Aquatic:River

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
AshleyT
This is not a snapping turtle. The shell is domed and proportions aren't right. Do you have any other photos? It's either a common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, or a striped mud turtle, Kinosternon baurii. I can't tell from the photos which one, but it isn't a snapping turtle.

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