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Macrochelys temminckii
State threatened species. They are the heaviest freshwater turtle in the world. Dark skin covered with tubercles and a dark shell with rows of raised knobs.
Caught in a pond with a lot of vegetation and water lilies in an oak forest at a national wildlife refuge.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on Apr 9, 2014
14 Comments
What a wonderful beast, great find!
awesome!
wow!!!!!! amazing spotting Ashley
Fierce looking one Ashley... :-)
nice one ash! :)
Ah hah! Great! If turtles swear, I am sure he is doing it…..
Thanks guys, and glad you changed your mind about it being nasty, Jolly.
Lauren, I was holding it up. Aquatic turtles tend to all be grumpy, so you can get a shot like this with many of them, this just happens to be cooler looking than most :)
amazing, never seen anything like it!
I don't think it leaped, looks like it's being held up.
Wow! I never saw one of these before! Amazing. What made it leap up and act so fierce?
Awesome spotting! Beautiful creature. Adorable
I held it and I didn't think it was nasty in the least bit
Awesome !
Great capture Ashley,congrats and thanks for sharing