Common snapping turtle

Wow that's so cool that you found a snapping turtle

Whoops! I stand corrected! :-)

Thanks for the comments! Just have to correct you though, Orbem......that's me, a female teacher, holding the turtle ;) I worked as a director at an outdoor education center for many years before becoming a teacher and worked with many herps during my time there. Thanks for the info - I'll share that with my students!

Hi Emma ! Yes that is in the link below...holding them by the tail can dislocate the vertebrae. The guy holding the turtle knows what he is doing!

There is a special technique of holding these turtles without hurting them.

That one's a monster! Here are some things most people don't know about snapping turtles:

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