Click on a picture for a larger view
Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
(Linnaeus, 1758)(= Florida Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina osceola)
| Species Description |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||
| Adult found as it was about to cross a busy street on a hot April afternoon in Brevard County, Florida | |||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Basking adult, Fairfax County, Virginia | |||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Basking adult, Fairfax County, Virginia | Adult eating aquatic vegetation, Fairfax County, Virginia | ||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Adult eating aquatic vegetation, Fairfax County, Virginia | Adult, Kansas © Jeremy Huff | ||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Adult, Fairfax County, Virginia | Large adult basking, Fairfax County, Virginia |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Adult, Fairfax County, Virginia | Adult, Williamson, TE © Lisa Powers | ||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Adult, Fairfax County, Virginia | Adult, Tompkins Co., NY © Joyce Gross | ||
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Large old adult swimming on top of aquatic vegetation, Hays County, Texas | Juvenile, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania © William Flaxington | Juvenile, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania © William Flaxington | |
| Habitat | |||
 |
 |
 |
|
| Habitat, roadside drainage ditch, Brevard County, Florida | Habitat, Spring-fed Lake, Hays County, Texas |
||
 |
 |
||
| Habitat, Fairfax County, Virginia | Adult in Habitat, Fairfax County, Virginia | ||
| Short Videos | |||
 |
 |
||
| Snapping turtles swimming in a Virginia wetlands |
As I was driving on a busy highway in Brevard County, Florida, I saw a snapping turtle trying to cross the highway. I quickly stopped and ran toward it, which caused it to turn around, sparing its life, no doubt. After taking some still shots, I only got a few seconds of video before it sat still. I tried to move it so it would walk again, but decided to give up after it snapped at my fingers a couple of times. Maybe I'll do better next time.... | ||
Return to the Top
© 2000 -