Not a cooperative subject!
When early June arrives so do the snappers. They instinctively meander onto our property from the lake searching for a sandy spot to lay their eggs.
Our dirt roads are one of their favorite places to dig egg holes, so we use caution when driving. Occasionally, Sara will find a nest of eggs incubating in the warm sun. Sometimes she’ll try to protect the eggs from predators, such as foxes and skunks, who seem to delight on feasting on turtle eggs. I think the mortality rate of hatch lings must be over 75% due to the number of egg shells that we regularly find.
Laying eggs in the sand
The turtles range from tiny, under six inches, all the way up to eighteen or more inches in length. They are never glad to see us and would be quite happy chewing on our fingers.
