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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Description:

Carapace: 20 in long, 14 in across 54 lbs Male

Habitat:

Slow moving water with a soft mud or sand bottom

Notes:

Caught this one in my backyard earlier this summer.

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2 Comments

It is so beautiful, it must be pretty old to be that big.
Hope you let it go free after the pictures, DylanJacques-Fero.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 8 years ago

is it the right way of holding it? There is a recommended way to avoid damaging the spine.

DylanJacques-Fero
Spotted by
DylanJacques-Fero

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Apr 18, 2015
Submitted on Jun 25, 2015

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