2-day-old snapping turtles rescued from pool

An environmental police officer rescued two rare snapping turtles from a pool.

Massachusetts Environmental Police said the two hatchlings were found in a Lakeville pool, and they are just two days old. One of the turtles is albino. The other is believed to be melanistic, which is the exact opposite of albinism.

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, a Massachusetts Environmental Police Lieutenant recovered two hatchling snapping...

Posted by Massachusetts Environmental Police on Thursday, September 8, 2016

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