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gypsy eyes
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Joined: 03 Jun 2007
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 Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:21 am Post subject: identify me please |
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found him/her today, from texas, dont know what kind, how do you tell the gender also? it is pretty old looking and it's shell is 1ft. 2in. long
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vostok_leon
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Joined: 22 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hey there i think it might be a Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle) , but i am not sure just wait from some answers from other users too ..., and about its' sex you can see it from the turtles tail length.
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2turtles
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Joined: 23 May 2007
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Location: New Hampshire
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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it is NOT a snapping turtle.
It IS a slider or cooter of some sort..
most likely a cooter. Need more pics, pics of the top of the shell and bottom of the shell. pics of the rear end, tail, claws etc.
Definately not a snapper though. |
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vostok_leon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Sorry guys just made a guys ..., i 'm a noob anyway take care.  |
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Linzlou83
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Location: Massachusetts
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Very cool! I've never seen a cooter that big, but I have heard about them. Please don't remove it from the wild or relocate it to seemingly 'safer' place. Observe and learn from him, but don't disturb unless he's endanger of being hit by a car or tractor.
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MinisMommy
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Joined: 06 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| not being able to see the feet makes it hard, but going by the way the shell looks... it doesnt really even look like an aquatic turtle to me. I havent ever heard of a cooter being that big... but sliders can definetly be that big... but if its non aquatic its not a slider... |
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2turtles
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Joined: 23 May 2007
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Location: New Hampshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| MinisMommy wrote: | | not being able to see the feet makes it hard, but going by the way the shell looks... it doesnt really even look like an aquatic turtle to me. I havent ever heard of a cooter being that big... but sliders can definetly be that big... but if its non aquatic its not a slider... |
Hmm.. There is no doubt to me that is is absolutely an aquatic. While I think I can see what you are intending related to the shell, it's the stripes that seals the deal in my mind. There are few if any tortoises with the markings this fellow has. The face and legs scream cooter/slider.
I'm not sure we will ever receive more pics, but I would be interested in further speculation. have you run across striped tortoises? I'm always open to learning more....
To speculate further.. Based on the claimes SCL of ~14" and the shape of the scutes you can see, I'd have to guess it is a RES.
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MinisMommy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| You are probably right now that I look at it again... but i just can't see it being a cooter. The size just doesnt fit. Im going to have to second the RES. lol. |
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Rachel16
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Joined: 18 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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it looks likew a slider of some sourt.   |
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