Wild Alligator Snapping Turtle (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Wild Alligator Snapping Turtle

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Researchers were surprised to find a rare, wild alligator snapping turtle in a creek in southern Illinois, the first found in the state since 1984.

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Photo by Eva Kwiatek

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