File:Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) (07d2ce2c-a776-44be-a208-ba6845cd72bc).jpg

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English: Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
Photographer
English: NPS photo
Title
English: Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
Description
English:

Large turtle with bony tail covered in algae. Color is pale yellow to dark gray.

This large, long-tailed turtle is often covered in mud and algae. Unable to retreat into their shells, these turtles can be quite defensive, especially during egg-laying.

  • Keywords: turtle; snapping turtle
Depicted place
English: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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TAPR

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