Eastern Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)

Created: July 22nd, 2009 - 05:55 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 27333

Country: United States		State: California	County: Orange County	Time: 2009-07-22 08:29:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Scrub near a reservoir
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 556.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

This guy sure surprised me. I was close to 300 yards from the nearest water (a reservoir), it was already rather hot in the morning, and this isn't what you would call typical snapper habitat. The first habitat shot is where I found him, the second is the body of water he must have come from.