Baby Snapping Turtle

Baby snapping turtle in Heckscher State Park

Baby snapping turtle crossing a street

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As I was walking today in Heckscher State Park, I came across a baby snapping turtle. I almost didn't see him because he was so small and blended in with the road he was on. Fearing he would get run over by a car, I moved him to a safer spot in the park that even has a pond for him.