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Chelydra serpentina
This little guy had just hatched, and was about two inches long. Snapping turtles get quite large though, we've seen them with a shell length over a foot. I found a turtle nest that looked like it had been dug up by an animal (dog-like tracks all around). On closer inspection, I found this little guy having a hard time extracting itself from the rapidly drying dirt. I gently picked him up and put him near the water. He quickly crawled from the egg into the water, where I took a ton of pictures.
near water
Spotted on Aug 31, 2016
Submitted on Sep 1, 2016
12 Comments
Right place, right time. An amazing spotting! Congratulations on your SOTW, BlueAppaloosa.
Congratulations on your SOTW BlueAppaloosa. Great story, lucky you came along.
Congrats !!
Love it
Oh wow, thanks! Spotting of the Week is so cool!
Great series!
Congratulations BlueAppaloosa! Your little hatchling has been voted Spotting of the Week! Your efforts in describing your story are particularly appreciated.
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Beautiful series!!!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thanks for saving him!
Thanks! It was pretty cute!
Love this series! Especially love the gigantic head :)