She is small, quirky, and stubborn—and she emits a foul odor when threatened: The common musk turtle is one of North America’s most fascinating aquatic turtles. Within her compact body lies an ...

Identification of turtles -- Key to the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Chelydra serpentina, snapping turtle -- Macroclemys temminckii, alligator snapping ...