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1 Species ID Suggestions

Rich Staley
Rich Staley 12 years ago
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina Common snapping turtle


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3 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

Moved to reptiles.

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

I live in Massachusetts and our snapping turtles don't look like that their shells have a lot more ridges in them.

Rich Staley
Rich Staley 12 years ago

The size,, vertical scutes on the shell and pointy nose give this away as a snapping turtle. No other turtle gets this big in Wisconsin.

reed.cornia
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reed.cornia

Fitchburg, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Jul 24, 2011

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