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Snapping turtle observed crossing the road, possibly to/from nesting area (both sides of the road are marshy). Note leech on carapace. As I got out of the car to take the picture, two more people arrived to remove it from the road. Note gloves. This person was using an axe handle, but the second person noted he usually carries a kid's hockey stick in the car to remove both turtles and snakes from the road, which is quite heavily travelled by campers and kayakers. The series of photos shows the turtle's response to efforts to remove it from the road, turning completely around to face the attacker.
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Snapping turtle observed crossing the road, possibly to/from nesting area (both sides of the road are marshy). Note leech on carapace. As I got out of the car to take the picture, two more people arrived to remove it from the road. Note gloves. This person was using an axe handle, but the second person noted he usually carries a kid's hockey stick in the car to remove both turtles and snakes from the road, which is quite heavily travelled by campers and kayakers. The series of photos shows the turtle's response to efforts to remove it from the road, turning completely around to face the attacker.
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Snapping turtle observed crossing the road, possibly to/from nesting area (both sides of the road are marshy). Note leech on carapace. As I got out of the car to take the picture, two more people arrived to remove it from the road. Note gloves. This person was using an axe handle, but the second person noted he usually carries a kid's hockey stick in the car to remove both turtles and snakes from the road, which is quite heavily travelled by campers and kayakers. The series of photos shows the turtle's response to efforts to remove it from the road, turning completely around to face the attacker.
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Snapping turtle observed crossing the road, possibly to/from nesting area (both sides of the road are marshy). Note leech on carapace. As I got out of the car to take the picture, two more people arrived to remove it from the road. Note gloves. This person was using an axe handle, but the second person noted he usually carries a kid's hockey stick in the car to remove both turtles and snakes from the road, which is quite heavily travelled by campers and kayakers. The series of photos shows the turtle's response to efforts to remove it from the road, turning completely around to face the attacker.
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Snapping turtle observed crossing the road, possibly to/from nesting area (both sides of the road are marshy). Note leech on carapace. As I got out of the car to take the picture, two more people arrived to remove it from the road. Note gloves. This person was using an axe handle, but the second person noted he usually carries a kid's hockey stick in the car to remove both turtles and snakes from the road, which is quite heavily travelled by campers and kayakers. The series of photos shows the turtle's response to efforts to remove it from the road, turning completely around to face the attacker.
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Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. 27 May 2012.
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Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. 27 May 2012.
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Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. 27 May 2012.
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Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Huntley Meadows, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. 27 May 2012.
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Found this hatchling snapper .
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Photo courtesy of Priya Swamy. We were rock climbing at Carderock on a trail right next to the Potomac River, and a baby snapping turtle crawled over our rope on its way along the cliff base.
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small turtle
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Dead individual next to stream
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Dead individual next to stream