Musk turtle
By Lauram
6 Jun, 2010
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This morning I spotted this little musk turtle crawling across the road, heading towards my house. I pulled her out of the path of a speeding pickup truck and watched for a while. At this time of year, these girls are searching for a spot to nest. She came from quite a distance for such a little turtle; there are ponds on some of the properties down the road, but not especially close to here. I guess she'd been looking for just the right place. As I watched from the porch, she made her way across my front yard, then over the driveway, and then she was gone.
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Yes, often. The species we generally see here are eastern box turtles, musk turtles, river cooters and snappers.
9 Jul, 2010
Wow! Amazing!
I googled them. Eastern box turtles and river cooters are beautiful.
Snappers are snapping turtles, I suppose, and they can be very huge!
I often came across sea turtles when I did scuba dive but not on the road!!!!!!!! Different world... :D
9 Jul, 2010
Wow, you came across a wild turtle.
Is it normal to see them around your place?
8 Jul, 2010