[NatureNS] snapping turtles vs. other turtle species

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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 08:28:10 -0700 (PDT)
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I know there are Painted Turtles in Red Bridge Pond and I have photos of a =
very large Snapping Turtle laying her eggs on the bank of Red Bridge Pond f=
rom several years ago. Still have a number of those photos if anyone is int=
erested. I remember the date, it was the 17th of June. Might be wrong, but =
I am assuming that the Snapping Turtle emerged from Red Bridge Pond to lay =
her eggs, either that ,or she=A0would have=A0had to=A0cross busy=A0Breamar =
Dr. from Lake Micmac to do so.=0ASincerely,=0AGayle MacLean=0ADartmouth =0A=
=0A=0AOn Monday, June 2, 2014 9:41:42 AM, Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatic=
o.ca> wrote:=0A  =0A=0A=0A=A0=A0 A friend, an experienced if untutored outd=
oorsman, told me recently that our other three freshwater turtles cannot co=
exist=A0in the same habitat with=A0snapping turtles, due to the snappers' a=
gresssive nature. Hence, if you find snapping turtles in a locality, you wi=
ll not find other turtle species there.=A0Fact or fiction?  =0A=A0=A0 Dusan=
 Soudek   
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nt-size:10pt"><div><span>I know there are Painted Turtles in Red Bridge Pon=
d and I have photos of a very large Snapping Turtle laying her eggs on the =
bank of Red Bridge Pond from several years ago. Still have a number of thos=
e photos if anyone is interested. I remember the date, it was the 17th of J=
une. Might be wrong, but I am assuming that the Snapping Turtle emerged fro=
m Red Bridge Pond to lay her eggs, either that ,or she&nbsp;would have&nbsp=
;had to&nbsp;cross busy&nbsp;Breamar Dr. from Lake Micmac to do so.</span><=
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ca Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13.33px; f=
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ean</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNe=
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 <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> On Monday, June 2, 2014 9:41:42 AM, Dusan=
 Soudek &lt;soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br>=
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iv>=0A =0A  <div>=0A   &nbsp;&nbsp; A friend, an experienced if untutored o=
utdoorsman, told me recently that our other three freshwater turtles cannot=
 coexist&nbsp;in the same habitat with&nbsp;snapping turtles, due to the sn=
appers' agresssive nature. Hence, if you find snapping turtles in a localit=
y, you will not find other turtle species there.&nbsp;Fact or fiction?=0A  =
</div> =0A  <div>=0A   &nbsp;&nbsp; Dusan Soudek=0A  </div>=0A =0A</div>=0A=
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