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Common snapping turtle

Chelydra Serpentina

Habitat:

Taken at the Lisbon Zoo.



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10 Comments

Joshua Asel
Joshua Asel 10 months ago

hahaha

OrbemEzatTnod
OrbemEzatTnod a year ago

Very nice!! - here is some info most people don't know about snapping turtles:

http://tsadjatko.hubpages.com/hub/The-co...

S Frazier
S Frazier a year ago

moved to reptiles :-)

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino a year ago

Great close up!

animaisfotos
animaisfotos a year ago

Thank you Leslie. It was a real challenge to take this shot. No light. No flash (not to disturb the animal). And a huge contrast between the water light and the dark turtles head. At the end I was just happy to get something out it.

Leslie4
Leslie4 a year ago

I love this shot! What wonderful framing the water does here.

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller a year ago

Isla, it took me a second to understand what you meant by your day of the year comment....then I realized animaisfotos has selected 365 photos. Very observant of you. animaisfotos - you have a lot of awesome shots! Very impressive collection.

Isla
Isla a year ago

love this photograph! it really has a great abstract quality, it is very impressive.
(I just noticed you have one favourite photo for every day of the year!)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago

Great picture!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb a year ago

awesome shot!

Lisboa, Portugal

Lat: 38.74, Long: -9.17

Spotted on Dec 20, 2009
Submitted on Jul 20, 2011

Spotted for mission

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