Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Common Snapping Turtle


On her way home from work this afternoon Nicki found a rather large turtle crossing West College St. Of course it needed to be relocated. So we contained it in a recycle bucket and drove it over to the Oberlin's Westwood Cemetery - which has a small algaed-covered pond well protected with a border of shrubbery. We checked a half-hour later and it wasn't where we left it so all may be well. We're pretty sure it was a Common Snapping Turtle. (By the way - the picture showing Nicki picking up the turtle is NOT the way you are supposed to pick up a snapping turtle. We know that now after doing our research tonight) (And the last photo is a toad that Nicki found in a flower pot)

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