'Unique' Baby Snapping Turtles Recovered From Mass. Pool

LAKEVILLE (CBS) – Two "unique" snapping turtle hatchlings were recovered from a Lakeville pool on Wednesday.

Massachusetts Environmental Police shared a photo of the 2-day old turtles on social media. One is albino while the other is thought to be melanistic – the opposite of albino.

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

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

Authorities said it was unlikely they would have survived in the wild, so the pair was brought to a reptile rehabilitation specialist.

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