This photo of a huge snapping turtle surveying its watery kingdom was also taken on the first very warm day that Spring.
Notice this behemoth is using a large red-bellied turtle as a pillow!
This photo was taken from quite a distance—again reinforcing just how big it was. We felt so lucky to get its picture and have looked for it again ever since, but never saw it again.
We did see a juvenile snapping turtle there once, though. This photo was taken in a “turtle heaven” in Seaville, New Jersey.
Finally, for some video of a completely different kind of water turtle enjoying the water, SCROLL DOWN…