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A wild eastern box turtle photographed in the Shawnee National Forest in So. IL. It has red eyes so it's a male. I came back a couple of hours later and saw it again about 10 feet from where it last was.
Taken while diving at "Andrea I" in Bonaire. This is an amazing creature - I could have followed him around all day if only my air tank would have held out that long!
Andy took this photo. He found this turtle on the shoulder of 10 Mile. She had been hit by a car and her shell was cracked all over. The turtle was alive and moving her limbs, but would not open her eyes--possibly from dehydration. So Andy put her in Freska Lake. He went back the next day to check on her, and her eyes were still not open (though she was still moving her limbs). Blind turtles are racoon food...and probably cannot get food for themselves. So she spent the night in our garage, and then Andy brought her to Blandford Nature Center in GRR, where they have a reptile recovery program. They use epoxy to fix the broken shell after flushing it with saline, and there is a special turtle eyewash that they use, which will hopefully help her open her eyes again. They also said they'd seen turtles in worse condition that had survived, and if she does well, we can return her to Lake Freska.
The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada south, west to the Rocky Mountains.
June evening at Lake Maria State Park, MN. See a painted turtle in the grass and get out to get a few photos and expect it to run off like most painted turtles do, but it didn't. It was digging in the ground a hole and thought it was strange and then the first egg popped into the hole and watched her drop 8 eggs into the hole and then covered the hole and walked back to the lake.
June evening at Lake Maria State Park, MN. See a painted turtle in the grass and get out to get a few photos and expect it to run off like most painted turtles do, but it didn't. It was digging in the ground a hole and thought it was strange and then the first egg popped into the hole and watched her drop 8 eggs into the hole and then covered the hole and walked back to the lake.
As we were driving into Algonquin Provincial Park, we came to what looked like a piece of exploded tyre on the road. It was a big piece of tyre so we slowed right down, and saw that it was actually a big turtle.
It was basking on the warm tarmac right in the middle of the road. We stopped the car to take a closer look. A couple of other cars stopped too and there were suddenly quite a few people standing right up close to it taking photos.
Clearly feeling uncomfortable about this, the turtle started to walk back to the undergrowth by the roadside, and in its haste to get away, walked right over the side of the steep roadside bank. It rolled down the slope and came to rest on its back for a moment, before righting itself and continuing on its way.
The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada south-west to the Rocky Mountains (and beyond, where introduced), throughout Mexico, and as far south as Ecuador. This species and the larger Alligator Snapping Turtle are both widely referred to as snapping turtles or snappers (though the Common Snapping Turtle, as its name implies, is much more widespread overall). The Snapping Turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the western United States.
Common snappers are noted for their belligerent disposition when out of the water, their powerful beak-like jaws and their highly mobile head and neck (hence the specific name "serpentina," meaning "snake-like"). In some areas they are hunted very heavily for their meat, a popular ingredient in turtle soup. These turtles have lived for up to 47 years in captivity, while the lifespan of wild individuals is estimated to be around 30 years.
Found this guy in the park. He wouldn't come out of his shell. Shy, I guess.
EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Sand Turtle from Fort Worth Zoo's reptile exhibit, one of the only animals there that was extremely active. He kept traversing the length of his cage, back and forth, at top (turtle) speed. We figured he had gone insane. At least he paused to have his picture taken.
Honu Turtle Invitations that are unique and embellished with a hand carved Honu turtle that is the symbol of Hawaii. Perfect choice for a destination wedding in Hawaii.
Sealife Centre Turtle - seems curious as to what I am doing and smiling for the camera!
Scarborough Sealife Centre
July 2012
June evening at Lake Maria State Park, MN. See a painted turtle in the grass and get out to get a few photos and expect it to run off like most painted turtles do, but it didn't. It was digging in the ground a hole and thought it was strange and then the first egg popped into the hole and watched her drop 8 eggs into the hole and then covered the hole and walked back to the lake.