DFW HERPS

Chelydra serpentina

Common Snapping Turtle

 
     

COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) 

STATUS:  Common

DOCUMENTED COUNTIES:  Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise

HABITAT:  permament water in all habitat areas