2) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) with habitat.
3) Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata).
4) Hatchling common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).

Summer’s end means the start of a second pulse of activity as turtles are preparing for their long winter brumation. Eric gives us a peek into the field in the Hudson Valley of New York.

1) Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) with invasive purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).

Atsushi Izumi - Chelydra on'Epos I'
co-curated by Mlosims and fatalism
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"Biology of the Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)," edited by Anthony C. Steyermark, Michael S. Finkler, and Ronald J. Brooks
foreword by J. Whitfield Gibbons

I am not familiar with this book but if these creatures are your interest you might give it serious consideration.

Even though it looks like the rare Ohio Sky Turtle, this is just a photo of a Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and a reflection of a lovely cloudy day.

#cincinnatinaturecenter #naturalist #OCVN

A face only a mother Snapper could love (Chelydra serpentina). Apex, NC, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🐢 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #scicomm #turtles #SnappingTurtle #freshwater

Nursing Council splits top role, appoints interim chief executive

https://www.byteseu.com/2306203/

The Nursing Council has appointed an interim chief executive after deciding to separate the two roles held by former chief executive/registrar Catherine Byrne. The appointment of Chelydra Percy, a …

Invasive snapping turtles in Garden City not native to Idaho

https://www.allforgardening.com/1933269/invasive-snapping-turtles-in-garden-city-not-native-to-idaho/

The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests. But it’s actually just the scientific name …

@bsky.app Snapping Turtle, Tortue serpentine, Chélydre serpentine (Chelydra serpentina), trying to cross road - there are ways to safely help them cross in videos on youtube.

"I don't write haikus,"
says Common Snapping Turtle.
Summer sun after rain.

#haiku
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#snappers
#Chelydra
#herp
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#herpetology

I often see common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) when I snorkel, and just can't resist photographing them. One thing I learned about them is that they are equally at home in stagnant swamps and fast, clear hill streams.

2012 Photograph, Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia. (c) 2012.
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This is a snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina