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on the subject of nature common snapping turtle on the subject of nature a blog about the natural world around us whether it be birds insects plants geology or more thursday april 3 2014 common snapping turtle i was walking along the remnants of the original path of the hocking river before it was re routed for reasons dealing with flooding last friday march 28 afternoon in athens all that s left is a small creek that flows behind my dorm hall i m a student at ohio university scanning the low clear waters i saw tadpoles a few dead frogs and something else that caught my eye as i focused on the object i noticed it sort of looked like a tiny turtle basking on a leaf upon closer inspection it was indeed a turtle basking on a leaf but not just any type of turtle this turtle was a young common snapping turtle so of course i moved in for a closer look ah that s better anyway this is a common snapping turtle chelydra serpentina notice the rough carapace long tail and angry eyes staring your blogger down his body temperature was so low though from the very cool water that he barely even moved common snapping turtles are found throughout ohio however you don t see them too often because unlike most turtles in ohio they don t bask very often they mostly bask in early spring which is why this little one was out and about as the name implies these guys will bite and they bite hard while not as dangerous as their gigantic alligator snapping turtle relatives of the south these are still the biggest turtles in ohio and are extremely dangerous if you see one don t try to touch it their necks are very flexible and can reach around and bite you even if you pick one up by the back half of the shell as a result many people try moving ones they come across by their tail please don t ever do that picking one up or dragging one by the tail can severely hurt their spine dragging one can also damage the plastron the bottom of the shell and its legs so basically just leave them alone and they will leave you alone trust me you don t want to be bitten by one of these guys and you also don t want to hurt them that s it about this little guy i hope to get more turtle posts on here this summer i would really love to get some nice photos of an eastern box turtle to do a big post on them so here s hoping to that hope you enjoyed posted by kyle brooks at 6 49 pm email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels nature ohio photography parks athens county ohio herping reptiles turtles location ohio university athens oh 45701 usa no comments post a comment newer post older post home subscribe to post comments atom about me kyle brooks view my complete profile about this blog the natural world is filled with incredible and intriguing plants animals and places on the subject of nature aims to highlight such interesting subjects and talk about the science and the issues surrounding them this blog will cover a wide range of topics from the obscure to the 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