TURTLES. Tcstmfiuala. 



1. Snapping Turtle. l^'helyJra itrpentina. 



Lent'th, twenty-four inclies ; dull hlackisli-brown, often covered with moss ; head, lar^e : eyes, near together, look, 

 ing upwards ; neck beset with warts ; plates of shield with slightly embossed lines and showing ridge of backbone; 

 hind edge of shield with large saw like teeth ; lower shield, small ; tail crested with horny large teeth. 



Found in waters everywhere ; rarely on land, except in breeding time. 



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