John Reed Pavan<p>This is a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). They are the state reptile of New York, and this one was chomping through reeds. It was about the size of a large pizza.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/commonsnappingturtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>commonsnappingturtle</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/ChelydraSerpentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChelydraSerpentina</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/turtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>turtle</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/statereptile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>statereptile</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nys" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nys</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/jamaicabay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>jamaicabay</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wildliferefuge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildliferefuge</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nps</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/canonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canonphotography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/luminarneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>luminarneo</span></a></p>