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Chelydra serpentina serpentina
This turtle species has powerful beak-like jaws -wiki- Their shell looks a bit like full on armor to me
Freshwater ponds, lakes, or streams. Some will be in brackish environments. They are omnivores but are more aquatic scavengers.
Chelydra = tortoise in Greek Serpentina = snake, referring to long tail.
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