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RedfootsRule said:Snapping turtles are friendly turtles, contrary to popular belief, but don't be surprised when your mix here doesn't work. By the way, that is chelydra serpentine (common snapping turtle), not Macrochelys temminckii (alligator snapping turtle). Macrochelys has a much more triangular head, ridged eye-brows, more ridges to the shell, etc.
RedfootsRule said:Could also be serpentina osceala, but the distinguishment is almost impossible to make with a baby....
theTurtleRoom said:RedfootsRule said:Could also be serpentina osceala, but the distinguishment is almost impossible to make with a baby....
and osceola is only recognized as a geographic variation at the current time. So, taxonomically speaking, it is definitely a common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
turtlebrad said:I didnt know that a normal snapping turtle had a long tail and spikes on there shell.
turtlebrad said:She accualy the sweetest turtle i have.