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Unnamed spotting

Description:

Small turtle, whole body is soft, long tail

Habitat:

Eastern Shore, Md

1 Species ID Suggestions

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina


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2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Adorable hatchling. I hope it was returned safely to it's native environment!

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

That's definitely a newly hatched snapper! Don't let his cuteness and small size fool you - he's still more than capable- and willing- to take a chunk out of your finger!

peggy.hartnett
Spotted by
peggy.hartnett

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Sep 11, 2012

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