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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
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ReptilesIn Franklin County, Ohio

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Snapping Turtle in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Chelydridae
Genus
Chelydra
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (6)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (59)
  • Recorded, season not shown (20)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Common Snapping Turtle by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County48 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont County72 · Season shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County159 · Season shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County32 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County75 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County41 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County76 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County45 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County119 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County42 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County50 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery County58 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ottawa County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County66 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County420 · Season shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 75 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 75 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Common Snapping Turtle in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common Snapping TurtleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3100236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1411360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–700483
Mar 8–1400567
Mar 15–2111561
Mar 22–2811750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11221,456
Apr 12–18222,408
Apr 19–25422,525
Apr 26 – May 2632,812
May 3–9322,785
May 10–16422,381
May 17–23422,651
May 24–301162,735
May 31 – Jun 6432,861
Jun 7–13732,986
Jun 14–20002,980
Jun 21–27543,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4333,121
Jul 5–11443,399
Jul 12–18113,754
Jul 19–25113,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1003,347
Aug 2–8003,803
Aug 9–15113,507
Aug 16–22003,137
Aug 23–29323,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5223,487
Sep 6–12113,215
Sep 13–19113,368
Sep 20–26002,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3003,624
Oct 4–10112,701
Oct 11–17002,107
Oct 18–24001,201
Oct 25–31001,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1411798
Nov 15–2100468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2600254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

In Ohio

Early April to mid-September, middle week Jun 7–13

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,717 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,163 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Common Snapping Turtle in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Common Snapping TurtleYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14435,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–281046,846
Mar 1–7328,321
Mar 8–144210,384
Mar 15–2117512,620
Mar 22–2811513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 430819,661
Apr 5–1153726,860
Apr 12–1886939,925
Apr 19–25941041,623
Apr 26 – May 21251056,391
May 3–91261052,952
May 10–161491053,785
May 17–232031057,698
May 24–302091054,651
May 31 – Jun 62221053,099
Jun 7–132361053,700
Jun 14–201831056,625
Jun 21–271231055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 489958,477
Jul 5–11701061,336
Jul 12–18581064,722
Jul 19–25681069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 148959,416
Aug 2–848759,712
Aug 9–15611055,994
Aug 16–2251954,328
Aug 23–2949951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5451057,167
Sep 6–1234859,075
Sep 13–1938954,543
Sep 20–2645945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 341943,180
Oct 4–1026837,841
Oct 11–1720830,824
Oct 18–247521,156
Oct 25–3112519,021
Nov 1–74414,172
Nov 8–146512,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2118,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Eastern Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratusOften confused in Ohio: 15 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Pond Slider Trachemys scripta388 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta194 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica81 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera77 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed44%49%
Forest25%31%
Wetland15%5%
Farmland8%11%
Open water6%3%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 1,313 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

2,717 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.