Northern Water Snake - Rye Lake, Harrison NY
Common Snapping Turtle - a back road by the Muscoot Reservoir in Somers NY
Both have rather cranky dispositions. Don't mess with 'em. Fishing years ago from a rowboat in Rye Lake and got fairly close to the serpent with a Pentax. Only film back in the day. The Snapper I saw crossing the road sometime during the summer. Must've been the breeding season. They do that. Probably not good for your tires. Some public beaches in the area when a snapping turtle is spotted in the water lifeguard yells "everybody out!"
Part of my amateur herpetological journey.
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