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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.
(Pseudemys rubriventris) The northern red-bellied turtle or American red-bellied turtle . It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied cooter includes a colony in Massachusetts which was previously a separate species (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
I guess this is probably a "Red-eared Slider", as it looks the same as my last turtle shot, which I looked up at the time.
Basking in the little bit of sun at Mill Lake, Abbotsford, B.C. British Columbia's only remaining pond turtle species. Considered vulnerable.
(Eretmochelys imbricata) Having a snack at Mainit, Anilao. - The hawksbill is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. It is also listed as endangered throughout its range by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. An exhaustive review of the worldwide conservation status concluded that the hawksbill is suspected or known to be declining in 38 of 65 geopolitical units where information is available. (www.turtles.org)
Well, Lenny and Squiggy can no longer be kept in the same tank anymore.
Squiggy is the smaller of the two turtles.
All this time, we thought Squiggy was the boy and Lenny was the girl.
It seems though that Lenny is a boy and Squiggy is either a girl or a small boy.
My Vet can't make up her mind right now. :P
Anyway, Lenny has been a bully towards Squiggy and to make things worse, is trying to mate with Squiggy.
Turtle sex ain't such a bad thing, except for the fact that Lenny bit off Squiggy's finger.
I pass out at Doctor's offices, so i can't deal with missing body parts.
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.
While we were driving back to Athens from Meteora, we saw a turtle attempting to cross a mountain road. I carried him to the other side so he'd be safe but he was too shy after being carried to come out for the picture.
Caught these 4 amigos basking in the warm spring sunshine. I believe these are Red-eared Sliders which are not native to BC but come from pet stock.
Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta Caretta) coming ashore to lay eggs at Vounaki, Kyparissia Bay, Greece, July 2000. This turtle appears to be crying, whilst some might like to attach some emotional story to this, its probably just excreting salt or has something in its eye.
This turtle was in the road when we got back from grocery shopping this morning, so I carried her into the yard. She wasn't thrilled with my action--going by her size and teh amount of stuff growing on her back, I'd say she's been around for a while and doesn't appreciate humans interfering with her activity...
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Connecticut (photo by Steve Johnson)
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Snapping turtle. Regular visitor here at my pond in central Virginia. At least I THINK it's the same one.
More from our underwater fun in Turtle Bay, Akumal Mexico. Again, I highly recommend spending $150 and getting one of these waterproof cameras if you ever find yourself on a tropical vacation with snorkeling or scuba diving planned. They're so much fun.