Snapper Photo Session...

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 79310720 - Common Snapping Turtle; Walton County, Georgia. May 17, 2018.

Last evening on my drive home from work I pulled a 6” Common Snapping Turtle out of the roadway on Highway 186. Thankfully I got to him before a large truck did!

He spent the night in the back of my pickup truck and got a photo session the next day. Taking him to a shallow mud puddle out back, I laid on my belly and got some neat shots at that perspective.

He was just as feisty and snappy as the big ones, but didn’t seem as threatening being only the size of my hand. Still, I was sure to keep my fingers away!

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 79310720 - Common Snapping Turtle; Walton County, Georgia. May 17, 2018.
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​Walton County, Georgia, May 17, 2018

• Showers and thunderstorms, high 79°; showers tonight, 63°
• Sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
• Day length 13 hours, 58 minutes
• Moon: waxing crescent, 5% illumination

Posted on May 17, 2022 05:26 PM by williamwisephoto