Noticing the year, first week of June 2009
Jun. 6th, 2009 09:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
urbpanSnapping turtle laying eggs directly across from my house.
I kind of wish I had a little fence to put around the nest, but it probably isn't necessary. I would guess that our snapping turtle population is in pretty good balance, and the nest location is a very bad one fence or no fence. It's right at a place where people (including us) come across the street to pee their dogs. If it isn't trampled, killed by dog urine, or dug up by a dog, a skunk will probably eat the eggs. Any way, it's nice to see that there is a breeding population of New England's largest reptile in New England's biggest city.
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I kind of wish I had a little fence to put around the nest, but it probably isn't necessary. I would guess that our snapping turtle population is in pretty good balance, and the nest location is a very bad one fence or no fence. It's right at a place where people (including us) come across the street to pee their dogs. If it isn't trampled, killed by dog urine, or dug up by a dog, a skunk will probably eat the eggs. Any way, it's nice to see that there is a breeding population of New England's largest reptile in New England's biggest city.
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Date: 2009-06-06 01:37 pm (UTC)Love Snapping Turtles. One found its way to Melbourne a few years back- prolly an escapee from a private collection. By the time it was recovered from a pond and sent to a Zoo, it was the size *of a pool table* (fortunately it was male, and alone!)
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Date: 2009-06-06 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-06 07:11 pm (UTC)