September 4 Snapping Turtle

September 4 Snapping Turtle, originally uploaded by NedraI.

My husband and I went for a bike ride along the barge canal today and took along our cameras. When my husband stopped I couldn't figure out why at first. He said he had to get pictures of the turtle. I looked again and realized what I thought was a mossy rock was actually a snapping turtle. He got fairly close to it. I used my bigger lens and kept my distance. This guy is so prehistoric looking!