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Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

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AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina http://srelherp.uga.edu/turtles/cheser.htm


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

This looks like a Common Snapping Turtle to me. Please check out the links above and and below to compare and check out ranges for the species. :-)

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AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago

Alligator snapping turtles do not occur in Indiana, http://srelherp.uga.edu/turtles/mactem.h...

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PamelaSmith
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PamelaSmith

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2016
Submitted on Sep 17, 2016

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