This snapping turtle was crossing Main Street, Wilton, at the Public Safety Building and went into the garden around the flagpole. He may have been headed for the beaver pond behind. The field upon which the building sits was a site snapping turtles used for nesting, but that was long ago. I told the Wilton PD officer who stopped that the creature was going into their office. (Photos by Tony Nazar)
Within the last three days I’ve seen two snaping turtles by the side of roads, one in New Sharon, one in Farmington. I think it is either mating season or egg laying season. I see snapping turtles at about this time every year.
I actually just found a baby snapping turtle on my back lawn,in Farmington Falls. It most likely crossed Rt.2 from the Sandy river,wich is a crazy thing for a slow moving animal to do! :) My children and I took it safely back across the road to the river! Good luck baby turtle!
Here is a good video on how to safely move a turtle across the road, should you have to…
That was a good link, Steve, thanks for posting it. In addition to the information that picking up the turtle by its tail can cause significant injury to the animal’s spine, I also learned that having the turtle bite onto a stick and dragging it by the stick across the road can cause wounds to the turtle’s underbelly that can result in serious infections.
Over the years, I’ve encountered some snappers near the swamp on Rt 43 between Farmington and Clearwater Lake. Have managed to get them across with all my fingers intact, but have had some scary moments in the process. If the situation arises again, I’ll know just what to do!
Within the last three days I’ve seen two snaping turtles by the side of roads, one in New Sharon, one in Farmington. I think it is either mating season or egg laying season. I see snapping turtles at about this time every year.
I actually just found a baby snapping turtle on my back lawn,in Farmington Falls. It most likely crossed Rt.2 from the Sandy river,wich is a crazy thing for a slow moving animal to do! :) My children and I took it safely back across the road to the river! Good luck baby turtle!
Here is a good video on how to safely move a turtle across the road, should you have to…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgd_B6iKPxU
That was a good link, Steve, thanks for posting it. In addition to the information that picking up the turtle by its tail can cause significant injury to the animal’s spine, I also learned that having the turtle bite onto a stick and dragging it by the stick across the road can cause wounds to the turtle’s underbelly that can result in serious infections.
Over the years, I’ve encountered some snappers near the swamp on Rt 43 between Farmington and Clearwater Lake. Have managed to get them across with all my fingers intact, but have had some scary moments in the process. If the situation arises again, I’ll know just what to do!