Yellow Mud Turtle vs. Common Snapping Turtle

A young Snapping Turtle can be the same size as a mud turtle, but it has a huge head, a long saw-toothed tail, a rough shell with three ridges, and a tiny cross-shaped lower shell. The Yellow Mud Turtle has a small head with a plain yellow chin and throat, a smooth low shell, and a large lower shell with two hinges.

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