emysaurus

Updated: May 19, 2025

Elasticity and flexibleness in the simpler forms of animal life are equivalent to a complex system of limbs in the higher; and we have only to be as wise and wily as the serpent, to perform as difficult feats without the vulgar assistance of hands and feet. In May, the snapping turtle, Emysaurus serpentina, is frequently taken on the meadows and in the river.

Henry David Thoreau - Excursions