The snapping turtle by Kuriacose Joseph

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20-Jun-2016

The snapping turtle

It just crawled out of the canal bed. That is why it is covered in green slime. This one was a medium size. Their claws can be quite powerful!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snapping_turtle

Olympus E-620
1/80s f/5.6 at 42.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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larose forest photos		21-Jul-2016 13:18
They are such prehistoric looking creatures and I always love to see them. Here, they are now considered a species at risk because of habitat loss and roadkills (yet they are still legally hunted!). Beautiful shot. Love the green duckweed on her. V

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