Editing Common snapping turtle (section)

===In politics===
[[File:Ograbme.jpg|thumb|Political cartoon depicting merchants attempting to dodge the "Ograbme"]]

The common snapping turtle was the central feature of a famous [[United States|American]] [[political cartoon]]. Published in 1808 in protest at the [[Thomas Jefferson|Jeffersonian]] [[Embargo Act of 1807]], the cartoon depicted a common snapping turtle, jaws locked fiercely to an American trader who was attempting to carry a barrel of goods onto a [[United Kingdom|British]] ship. The trader was seen whimsically uttering the words "Oh! this cursed Ograbme" ("[[embargo]]" spelled backwards, and also "O, grab me" as the turtle is doing). This piece is widely considered a pioneering work within the [[genre]] of the modern political cartoon.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}

In 2006, the common snapping turtle was declared the [[List of U.S. state reptiles|state reptile]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] by vote of the [[New York Legislature]] after being chosen by the state's public [[elementary school]] children.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/nyregion/23ladybug.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=A Few Things Lawmakers Can Agree On |last=Medina|first=Jennifer|date=2006-06-23|work=N.Y./Region|publisher=New York Times|access-date=2008-07-20}}</ref>