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The Old One

The Old One

A very old Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in Ohio.

A very old Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in Ohio.
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RICOH WG-4 GPS

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Aperture f/4.4 ISO 800 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 144/10

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Sep, 2015

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Great detail in his face! That looks like a snapping turtle and yes it is a snapping turtle. I picked one up that was in the middle of the road thinking I would save it from cars running over it. But all it wanted to do was bite me and would lunge at me.At the time I didn't know about snapping turtles.

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