THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE VI 





COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE, Chdydra serpenlina 

 Large examples weigh about 40 pounds. A vicious species, capable of inflicting severe wounds. Found from southern Canada to Ecuador 



YOUNG SNAPPING TURTLES, Chdydra serpenlina. 

 Very young examples are grotesque in having an exceedingly rough shell 



