While this news story freely admits its headline is #clickbait, the giant snapping #turtle is still spectacular - & scary.

What's interesting from a #folklore perspective, of course, is how much the beast resembles waterbound #cryptids of #myth, like the water-dwelling #JennyGreenteeth, the #Shellycoat &, of course, the #Kappa.

#Chelydrids used to be found across Asia & Europe - might now-extinct remnants of these have inspired myths around the world? #cryptozoology

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