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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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128 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL the reptile's size the plastron is very small and provides little or no protection for the limbs in time of danger. In color the Snapping Turtle is dark brown, with no markings. Adult specimens attain a length of two feet and a weight of from thirty-five to forty pounds. The carapace of old specimens is often covered with moss. Slow^-running muddy streams and large ponds are the lurking places of these reptiles, which are exceedingly voracious. Lying partly hidden in the mud, they await the approach of fish or even young water fowl. Possessed of a pugnacious disposition, a large specimen might well be rated as dangerous. The hooked jaws are capable of inflicting deep wounds, and are, mioreover, employed with energy when the reptile is annoyed. When of medium size, the species is said to be edible. The eggs are deposited in June, to the number of from two to four dozen; they are perfectly spherical and possess a hard shell. Range: Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; sotithward to Ecuador. Local distribution: General and abundant.
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FIQ- 31. MUD TURTLE

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