#snake-necked turtle

[pikaole]

Snake-necked turtle 🐢

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Oblong”

by Lewis Burnett (Australia).

“Photographing the bizarre and wonderful snake-necked turtle underwater had always been on my South-West diving wishlist. These fascinating reptiles are found in the freshwater bodies that scatter the region and are most commonly seen on land in the breeding season while they are searching for a mate. I found this particular individual on my first ever freshwater dive in the region and couldn’t have been happier to have such an obliging subject to photograph.”

Underwater Awards Australasia 2024 

[snailtongue]

“Last October, our Reptile Discovery Center team welcomed four snake-necked turtle hatchlings, the species’ first offspring at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in nine years. When they emerged from their shells between Oct. 13 and 20, they were the size of a quarter and weighed about 3 grams. All four could easily fit in the palm of my hand.”

[ID: A black baby turtle curled up in the palm of a light-skinned hand.] via

[turnipot]

Day 24 - Shelled (Snake-Necked Turtle)

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Snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) hatchling at the National Zoo

Photo Credits: Mehgan Murphy / National Zoo

[natureisthegreatestartist]

What in the world is this? It’s the Roti Island snake-necked turtle, a creature from Indonesia that is so rare it’s critically endangered. Weird and wonderful, yes?

[nulmib-blog]

Argentine snake-necked turtle

[megadiverse]

Semi-wild eastern long-neck turtles (Chelodina longicollis) basking in a pond at Melbourne Zoo, 2017

Lining up on the diving board.