Lucky turtle!

[nywaw]

Saw him in my truck's rear camera right before I was about to start rolling in reverse!  Unfortunately, another one wasn't so lucky last week when an Amazon driver ran it over.  Today was a better way to introduce the kids to a new turtle!

[mowin]

Glad you spotted her.  What kind of turtle is it? 

Found this the other day in a clients barn yard. 

[Bucksnbows]

34 minutes ago, mowin said:

Glad you spotted her.  What kind of turtle is it? 

Found this the other day in a clients barn yard. 

Matt’s is an Eastern box turtle. Your dug up nest could be a variety of turtles depending on nearby habitat. 

[mowin]

5 hours ago, Bucksnbows said:

Matt’s is an Eastern box turtle. Your dug up nest could be a variety of turtles depending on nearby habitat. 

I was thinking something dug that's nest up. Didn't look like they hatched out by the way the shells are strewn about. 

[Bucksnbows]

11 hours ago, mowin said:

I was thinking something dug that's nest up. Didn't look like they hatched out by the way the shells are strewn about. 

Correct. And you can blame raccoons, skunks or coyotes most likely. 

[mowin]

Early this morning I came apon a truck stoped in the middle of the road.  As I passed, I see a couple "trying" to get a large snapping turtle to the side of the road with kitchen brooms.  Snapper wasn't having it.  I pulled over and said which direction was she headed.  They pointed to the opposite side of the road they were attempting to lead it too. I grabbed it by side and carried it off road, as the couple looked at me like a turtle whisperer, lol.