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Definitely a common snapping turtle (Chelidra serpentina), the two species are quite different.
An alligator snapping turtle is an expensive animal, I doubt somebody would buy it and then dump it in a pond!
Gabriele Tenti, Liverpool, UK
That is not an Alligator snapper. Alligator snappers have larger heads shaped like the end of a cut log (hence the nickname "loggerhead), a more larger, promanant carapace and shorter legs. They also have more overall armor. I garuntee you that it is a large Chelydra serpentina and not a Macroclemys temmincki
Sirus, Boca Raton, FL
Just what you need to keep the cats out of your flower beds :)
qwerty, manchester, uk
That is most definitely an Alligator Snapper. The shape of the head and the front legs are a dead give away.
æ°¸ å‰, Pensacola, FL
Even more ironic is that Snappy is not a fully grown snapping turtle. I have accidentally caught snapping turtles that are another 10 lbs heavier and much bigger shell right here in New Jersey.
Greg G, Voorhees, New Jersey, USA
Exactly, that's a Chelydra Serpentina, as Mark says, a common snapping turtle and would not live 150years.
Peppe Di Mauro, Naples, Italy
That's not an Alligator Snapping Turtle, it's a Common Snapping Turtle, an unrelated species. Both bite! :)
Mark Robertson, Gainesville, Florida, USA
I would like to know Snappy's secret to longevity is - eat
plenty of ducklings?
Jerry Scroggin, Phoenix, Arizona/USA