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Piebald common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) [x]
#piebald#common snapping turtle#snapping turtle#turtle#Chelydra serpentina#reptile#color mutation#put your fingers in my mouth it’s ok it’s safe#very good for fingers perfect place to put them#please#is what I would say if I was a snapping turtle#that close to fingers#I want to bite body parts off I feel this is vital for you all to know#very important and relevant information
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Pulled off to the size of the road SO fast to get out and take pictures of this enormous handsome guy. Snapping turtles are so cool
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Some baby common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) I helped cross a road a few years ago. They all still had their egg tooths so must of been freshly hatched.
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Common Snapping Turtle, Ochopee, FL.
#;Alezart#photography#nature photography#animal photography#/scopophobia#Chelydra serpentina#reptiblr
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Turtle adventure story for you:
In college I organized a canoe-packing trip with some friends in Northern MN. It's like backpacking, but with a lot less hiking & a lot more paddling. Not no hiking, though: there are portage trails between lakes. You portage all your food and camping gear packs AND your 60+ lbs canoes AND your life jackets and paddles, and there was a lot of mud and uneven terrain. We much preferred being on the water.
One day in our infinite 20-yr-old wisdom, we studied the map & said to one another, "you know, that portage looks like a awful hike. And see that marsh and creek there? I bet we can paddle through."
This went better than it could have, which is to say: we made it. But it was A Bad Idea. The marsh was barely deep enough to navigate by laden canoe. There was a huge beaver dam that we crossed by the following process:
• the front person in each canoe hopped out and pulled their canoe as far forward as possible;
• they got back in to weigh down the bow and the back person hopped out and pushed until the stern cleared;
• the back person hopped back in before the canoe either got stuck again or drifted off.
And there was a great dinosaur of a snapping turtle. The horned top of his shell sat maybe 18' below the water's surface, shortly before the beaver dam. Right in the middle of a narrow passage we all had to cross.
For reference, these guys:
This turtle looked profoundly ancient and alien. He stared into our souls and wondered if we were food.
We hollered to each other to make sure all hands and paddles were inside the vehicle as one by one, we coasted overhead. We had to do the delicate and precise calculation of paddling as long as possible so that the momentum would carry us forward, while pulling out enough in advance to avoid this creature deciding to see what the fluttery dark thing in its waters tasted like.
Over a decade later, I remember holding my breath in awe and wonder as I stared down into those intense eyes.
We were several days' travel into the kind of wilderness where you can only call for help if you brought a satellite phone, and if you did, that help would come via helicopter or canoe. We are lucky that the experience didn't leave us very literally up a creek without a paddle.
#my real life#snapping turtle#chelydra serpentina#minnesota lake country#canoeing#canoe-packing#wilderness adventures
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everyone stop what you’re doing and look at this turtle
#snapping turtle#chelydra serpentina#mama turtle#spring#turtle season#turtle time#spring flowers#petunia
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Had to stop twice to help 2 different snapping turtles out of the road during my ride today
This guy was huge! Easily bigger than my head with my helmet on. I couldn't even move him, I had to just annoy him until he moved on his own (size 10.5 boot for reference)
This guy was much smaller and I was able to easily pick him up and move him. If you ever need to move a snapping turtle, be very careful and pick them up by the back of their shell. They strike fast and will happily remove your finger if you give them the chance!
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), family Cheydridae, in a cypress swamp in the eastern U.S.
photograph by Mac Stone Photography
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) basking beautifully in a local spillway
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Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina
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Chelydra serpentina
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Volume 6: Reptiles. Written by Bernard Grzimek. 1984. Illustration by Helmut Diller.
1.) Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
2.) Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
3.) Hickatee (Dermatemys mawii)
4.) Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides)
5.) Big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)
6.) Narrow-bridged musk turtle (Claudius angustatus)
7.) Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
8.) Mexican musk turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus)
#reptiles#turtles#common snapping turtles#alligator snapping turtles#hickatees#scorpion mud turtles#big-headed turtles#narrow-bridge musk turtles#common musk turtles#mexican musk turtles#Helmut Diller
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Found a guy yesterday
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
#I’ve been so busy I haven’t had much time for art lately 😭#photography#nature photography#reptiles#turtles
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Have you ever seen a baby snapping turtle? Well, now you have!
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Photographed in south central Pennsylvania.
#Common Snapping Turtle#Turtle#Turtles#Herpetology#Nature Photography#Photography#Turtle Tuesday??#My Photography#Shadowkira Photography#I had to hold my hand in that first picture because I was so excited that I was shaking like crazy#😆
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The Van der Linde gang, V
Well that's all, couldn't manage to snap a good closeup of Uncle, so there's pic I haven't posted yet I think, and a bonus picture (chelydra serpentina are good at climbing, thanks wikipedia). This helped as a little distraction.
Update: I added Molly ss from "an honest mistake" mission
#josiah trelawny#bill williamson#orville swanson#molly oshea#uncle rdr2#arthur morgan#alligator snapping turtle#van der linde gang#rdr2#red dead redemption 2
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[CM] Reptiles
The bird wave has passed, and in its wake we’ve got reptiles! Below are translations for three snakes and two turtles.
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) - Owosis (owo*, sis*)
Tiny, harmless, and nocturnal. Known for their curious defensive strategy of curling up their tail to display the red-and-orange underbelly.
Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) - Loloris (lolol*, sis*)
Solid green snake that flees when threatened. Occasionally taken as prey.
Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomacula) - Sirrlur (rarrlur*, sis*)
Small and very similar to ring-necked snakes. Rarely bite when threatened - instead, they curl their lips!
Estern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) - Sipsis (sip*, sis*)
The largest snake on ClayClan territory, often encountered near water. Not dangerous but may cause a painful bite.
Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) - Gnamss (gnam*)
Cat-sized and very, very threatening, a bite from a snapping turtle can cause devastating damage. Thankfully, they only bite when threatened - an important part of apprentice training is learning how to spot and avoid snappers.
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) - Solysh (solyss*, eksh*)
Colorful turtle with a smooth shell. Generally not hunted, but playful cats may practice stalking them for fun. Their shells can be used as bowls if properly cleaned.
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