Common Snapping Turtle
I am a bit close on this photo because my main goal and that of another driver was to hustle this huge snapper off the 100 kph highway with oncoming cars in the distance. A picture of the full turtle hunkering down will be posted later.
Once the turtle finally reached the roadside grass and then the reeds, it moved quite quickly, and it was tank or bulldozer-like as it plowed through the dry reeds to get to the water. Figuratively and literally, it has a large "footprint."
It was very fun to see and interact with this colossus.
The last time I saw one of these big prehistoric-looking relics was as a young boy with my father along a river bank, a lasting memory and a big day for this kid.
Common Snapping Turtle
I am a bit close on this photo because my main goal and that of another driver was to hustle this huge snapper off the 100 kph highway with oncoming cars in the distance. A picture of the full turtle hunkering down will be posted later.
Once the turtle finally reached the roadside grass and then the reeds, it moved quite quickly, and it was tank or bulldozer-like as it plowed through the dry reeds to get to the water. Figuratively and literally, it has a large "footprint."
It was very fun to see and interact with this colossus.
The last time I saw one of these big prehistoric-looking relics was as a young boy with my father along a river bank, a lasting memory and a big day for this kid.