John Hardison, The Old Snake Wrangler
Desert Tortoise
This endangered Tortoise was found in a higher elevation of Arizona where it could not survive. It had been kelp as a pet. The shell had been painted at one time. Scars tell this fellow had been bitten by a dog or coyote. Other signs shown on the shell indicate bad nutrition and perhaps lack of sunlight. I took this tortoise 120 miles to the Arizona Herpetological Association for recuperation and filed a report to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept.
Desert Tortoise
This endangered Tortoise was found in a higher elevation of Arizona where it could not survive. It had been kelp as a pet. The shell had been painted at one time. Scars tell this fellow had been bitten by a dog or coyote. Other signs shown on the shell indicate bad nutrition and perhaps lack of sunlight. I took this tortoise 120 miles to the Arizona Herpetological Association for recuperation and filed a report to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept.