Female snapping turtle today after or before laying eggs in the soil pile by our irrigation pond. Ive been finding these for decades. I usually unearth them when mucking around with the machines. The bucket disturbs the earth and the golf balls roll down- shiny white orbs ‘a-tumblin’ I always collect the unsquished ones and try to bury them at what I hope is the correct depth. Snapping turtles are maligned creatures, remnants of the dinausaur age. People hate them. People eat them.
But closer inspection reveals a wonder of evolution. Finishing later Comments are closed.
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