Snapping Turtles Battle It Out in Massachusetts Pond
Two snapping turtles were caught battling it out at a pond in Chester, Massachusetts, on July 5, video shows. Benjamin Jameson told Storyful that he was "casually fishing" out on Greenwater Pond when he heard a commotion in the distance. "As I came to investigate I saw lots of splashing water, two very large objects caught in what looked like a grapple". Looking closer, Jameson said saw the objects were in fact two snapping turtles which, he believes, were caught in a https://www.marshall.edu/herp/Old/snapper.htm#:~:text=Breeding%20Activity%3A%20These%20turtles%20mate,for%20up%20to%203%20years fierce mating battle. (Footage by Benjamin Jameson/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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