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--0-174317864-1302129898=:56671 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, =A0 I was out walking 'Dash' after work around 6ish this evening when I met=A0m= et my neighbour returning from Grahams Grove, here in Dartmouth. He reporte= d seeing a large turtle sunning itself on a rock along the bank of the left= side of the peninsula of the grove. Made my way over and met a family who = were viewing the turtle=A0from a respectful distance, as they knew it was a= Snapping Turtle.=20 This is the first Snapping Turtle I have ever seen and thought this locatio= n might be unusual for one to occur. It was quite large, my estimate would be that its shell was about 2 feet in= length.=20 It seemed to be trying to climb up the bank, though very slowly. The woman there took several pictures with her Blackberry and graciously fo= rwarded them to me.=20 I will certainly forward the photos to anyone who might like to see them. In consulting 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' - John Gilhen. it st= ates that these turtles don't usually emerge until May. I did think, while viewing it that this seemed very early for it to be ther= e and was a little concerned as it seemed to be positioning itself to climb= up the bank.=20 Thought about moving it towards the water but felt I should just leave it b= e. =A0 Sincerely, =A0 Gayle MacLean Dartmouth =A0 =A0 --0-174317864-1302129898=:56671 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Hi All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was out walking 'Dash' after work around 6ish this evening when I me= t met my neighbour returning from Grahams Grove, here in Dartmouth. He= reported seeing a large turtle sunning itself on a rock along the bank of = the left side of the peninsula of the grove. Made my way over and met a fam= ily who were viewing the turtle from a respectful distance, as they kn= ew it was a Snapping Turtle. </DIV> <DIV>This is the first Snapping Turtle I have ever seen and thought this lo= cation might be unusual for one to occur.</DIV> <DIV>It was quite large, my estimate would be that its shell was about 2 fe= et in length. </DIV> <DIV>It seemed to be trying to climb up the bank, though very slowly.</DIV> <DIV>The woman there took several pictures with her Blackberry and gracious= ly forwarded them to me. </DIV> <DIV>I will certainly forward the photos to anyone who might like to see th= em.</DIV> <DIV>In consulting 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' - John Gilhen. = it states that these turtles don't usually emerge until May.</DIV> <DIV>I did think, while viewing it that this seemed very early for it to be= there and was a little concerned as it seemed to be positioning itself to = climb up the bank. </DIV> <DIV>Thought about moving it towards the water but felt I should just leave= it be.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></td></tr></table> --0-174317864-1302129898=:56671--
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