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Saturday 25 June 2011

Snapping dangers - why did the turtle cross the road?

Camera Critters
Camera Critters #168
Most cross to find suitable places to lay their eggs. They like to dig a hole and bury the eggs.
There are places where you can come across almost a dozen at on time. It happens in spring.

Magnetawan 
The K & P trail (Kingston & Pembroke) is a good one. Here is a photo of the Old Nipissing Trail. Great places to walk and see Ontario.

Meantime, I was driving east to see if I could snap some photos of our local heron rookery. A bit far off, but some reasonable shots.

mother of all turtles

What was I thinking?

Turtle seasonMy friends warn me: snappers both snap and pee at would-be rescuers. 
This little guy, nothing like the BIG one I found in Long Lake, as big as a coffee table. 

I could see something down the highway

some went into the other lane to avoid her

car after car on a busy cottage country road

Getting closer, I felt sick.

Now what?!

A man stopped, tried to move her with his windshield scraper!

back of its shell was damaged
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7 comments:

  1. RNSANE25 June 2011 at 14:19

    How very sad. I'm sure so many are killed by traffic. Lots of unborn snapping turtles, too.

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  2. fjällripan25 June 2011 at 17:00

    Great post! Oh I feel so sorry for all the ones who get driven over ( I dont know how to write it in english) The turtles are beautiful and so wonderful that you have them in your nature .

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  3. Unknown25 June 2011 at 17:23

    Did it escape? Boom & gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. Kay25 June 2011 at 17:24

    I've heard that snapper are dangerous too, but PEE? Wow! That's the first time I've heard of that one. That's a huge turtle!

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  5. Kim, USA25 June 2011 at 21:02

    So many snappers get crush in the middle of the road if the drivers can't see them. Too bad they walk too slow. ^_^

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  6. W.C.Camp26 June 2011 at 01:44

    I am kind of afraid of those snapping turtles esp. if they plan on using me as a toilet - though I would not like to see one hit on a highway. W.C.C.

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  7. Jenn Jilks26 June 2011 at 10:05

    @Gary, don't know.
    Good question.
    We got it back to our side of the road and left. Truly, I think it was headed to the opposite side either TO lay eggs, or having laid eggs.
    I just couldn't stand in traffic anymore.
    It's a dog eat dog world!

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