small alligator snapping turtle

During routine mussel sampling, Sabine River Authority Natural Resources team found a small alligator snapping turtle, a species which is under review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an Endangered Species Act listing. SRA is leading a citizen-science initiative to collect sightings of alligator snapping turtles for at-risk species research in Texas. (Photo by Bill Kirby, Sabine River Authority)