#Commonsnappingturtle
Happy New Year from the most handsome boy ever!

(Gordon is part of my education program team and kept under a state native species license.)

#herps #turtles #commonsnappingturtle
January 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We have #CommonSnappingTurtle babies! 🐢🥚

Their mom came to us in summer after a vehicle strike in DC. Sadly she didn't survive, but she laid all her eggs!

Now, 36 have hatched and 3 are unhatched. Many were released when the weather was warm enough, but we will need to keep the rest until spring!
October 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a child I loved Dinosaurs and as an adult I seem to only love them more. Seeing so many snappers has really been a thrill of a lifetime.
And remember, never pick up a Snapping Turtle by it's tail, you will give it spinal injuries.
#snappingturtle #snapper #turtle #commonsnappingturtle
June 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
August 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Charlie got his fish tonight. And tomorrow, he can go outside and enjoy the sun once more.

#reptilekeeper #reptile #snappingturtle #commonsnappingturtle #petreptile #petturtle
March 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Well, that's one way to start your workday.

Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) missing a good chunk of its tail. 🐢

#herping2025 #unintentionalherping #liketurtles #commonsnappingturtle
May 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Son found this baby snapping turtle this past spring and carefully moved the turtle off of the roadway, safe from car and bike tires. #PineryProvincialPark #OntarioParks #CommonSnappingTurtle #camping #nature
December 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
We found this little shelled dragon in the road and gave him a safe speed lift to the side (and pond) it was heading for. Wookit dat wittle boop snoot and thicc feets! 😍 #commonsnappingturtle #snappingturtle #turtle #getoutside #becurious #natureiscool
June 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Common Snapping Turtle at Sandy Run Park in Kitty Hawk NC this Summer. This one seemed massive as it swam through the water.

#KittyHawk
#OuterBanks
#NorthCarolina
#CommonSnappingTurtle
#reptile
#nature
#SandyRunPark
November 22, 2024 at 2:40 AM
The #commonsnappingturtle is one of the largest and most aggressive turtles. Snapping turtles live in muddy lakes and ponds, usually dwelling along the bottom waiting to ambush prey as they swim by. These turtles will eat just about anything: fish, frogs, snakes, small mammals, and
June 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#commonsnappingturtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. The present-day
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM