Eastern Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)

Created: April 19th, 2014 - 09:12 PM
Last Modified: April 20th, 2014 - 05:31 PM Entered by: Chris McMartin
Record 181779

Country: United States		State: Kansas	County: Harper County	Time: 2014-04-19 16:37:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Creek in Grassland
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous	Elevation: 1290.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

I saw this large snapping turtle in less than 12 inches of water at the edge of a pool in a creek in grassland/rangeland. It saw me and quickly swam into the deeper part of the pool before I could photograph it.