I went with a snapping turtle this time.

started with this to make a shell

just thinking about shapes

made some more shapes, but not sure yet.

drew some more. but then I realized that instead of trying to make everything, I could just draw half of the image, copy the later, and flip it.

Here's our reptile: A snapping turtle!

Or it could be a reptile head, wearing a hat of some sort.
Hello @dirge,
A very cool turtle. I wish you much success in the contest.
Awesome work! :D I highly suggest you pit the last drawing first, so you blog shows it. That way more people will check out your post ^^
yeah i will next time. thought the same just lazy