snapping turtle crosses road

[Brooklynella]

I scooped this guy (or girl) off of a local road. He was easily a foot long and struck visciously. I noticed a Harley couple pulled over and saw teh shell in the road. Had it been a Box or Painted I would have kept going but I didn't want them to move him by it's tail. So I went back. I put him in the woods next to the pond he crawled out of. about 15 minutes later I remembered I had my camera. he didn't move; found him in the same spot.

 

[Brooklynella]

 

[Brooklynella]

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Good looking snapper. That's a very dark individual.

 

[Toby_H]

LOL... Why'd the snapping turtle cross the road... TO CHECK OUT THE HARLEY!!!

 

[coura]

He was trying to contact mother ship to get back to planet tofu

 

[kafiltafiisch]

Good looking snapper. That's a very dark individual.

yeah for real

 

[anarchir]

Very dark greenish color, interesting.

 

[snakeguy101]

snappers do get darker when they are out of the water in cooler weather but this one seems even more melanistic than that.

He just wanted to eat the chicken that crossed the road earlier. Good save.