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Chelydra serpentina
(Snapping Turtle)
© Robb Bennett (Photo ID #43800)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Black Creek at Miners Pt Road, Big Rideau Lk, Lanark Co., ON
Photographer
Robb Bennett
Habitat
shallow topsoil with crumbling calcitic rocks adjacent to Black Creek beaver pond wetlands
Photo Date
June 02, 2013
Upload Date
July 01, 2013
Elevation (m)
134
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
43800
Notes
lat long - 44 44 57.22N 76 16 32.79W, typical nesting site -- used for many years by snappers, immediately adjacent to Black Creek (a large wetland area) where it is crossed by Miners Point Rd. Nests at this site are almost always destroyed by racoons, occasionally by skunks
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