10/05/2026
The Common Snapping Turtle 🐢 A Modern-Day Link to Dinosaurs 🦕😮
Abbott Lake is home to a number of snapping turtles - the largest freshwater turtle in Virginia, and the second largest freshwater turtle in the United States. A full-grown snapper can top over 50 pounds!!
Snapping turtles have been living in our North American wetlands almost unchanged for millions of years. They coexisted with the dinosaurs and are often called “living fossils”.