Chance Encounter!

Thanks to Dan Moriarty for this photo of his late morning encounter with a snapping turtle near the power dam bridge at Glen Road section of MRG. Wikipedia tells us: “The common snapping turtle is noted for its combative disposition when out of the water with its powerful beak-like jaws, and highly mobile head and neck . In water, it is likely to flee and hide underwater in sediment.” They have been around for millions of years – this one looks as if she might be an original . . . and looks like many of us before we’ve had our morning coffee!