[NatureNS] Massive Snapping Turtle at the Herbert River Trail

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 23:39:59 -0400
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Keith=92s identification is correct, of course.  For a turtle on a paved =
road, it=92s not easy to determine its direction of travel, so a guess =
has to be made when getting it off the pavement.  Roadside gravel =
shoulders are popular egg-laying sites.  Snapping turtles can be picked =
up by the base of the tail, but try to limit the time of carrying the =
turtle, and be very careful of course to watch out for its bite!  Enjoy =
the nesting season of June & July. =20

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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> From: GayleMacLean <duartess@EastLink.ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Massive Snapping Turtle at the Herbert River =
Trail
> Date: June 12, 2015 at 6:45:40 PM EDT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
> I would always allow/encourage it to continue on the direction it is =
going. If it is this big, it is most likely a mature female, could be 30 =
- 40 years old! Certainly, females are looking to lay their eggs around =
this time. She knows where she is going...
> I have some great pics of a very large snapping turtle laying her eggs =
on the gravel shore of Red Bridge Pond, here in Dartmouth, June 18th, a =
couple of years ago.
> =20
> Lucky you!!
> =20
> Cheers!!
> =20
> Gayle MacLean
> Dartmouth
> =20
> =20
> =20
> On 06/12/15 07:01 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> I=92m sure it would be a common sighting for some on this list but I =
just ran across the biggest turtle I ever saw. I think it is a Common =
Snapping Turtle but correct me if I=92m wrong.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> It was right in the middle of the trial on my way back. ATVs do go on =
this trail but it was very large and I=92m sure it would be readily seen =
well in advance. I always stop to move a turtle across the road if I see =
one crossing a road which has cars. I assume that is okay? What about =
this instance with the snapper. Picking it up would not be an option but =
should I have tried to encourage to cross the trial? I don=92t know that =
was its intention though, maybe it just wanted to stop in the middle and =
bask in the sun.
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> I have a few pics here. I should have put something in one of the =
frames for perspective because these pics do not convey its massive =
size.
>>=20
>> =
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3DF201A4640851D037&id=3Df201a4640851d037%21=
51219
>>=20
>> =20
>>=20
>> Keith Lowe
>>=20
>>=20


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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;">Keith=92s identification is correct, of course. =
&nbsp;For a turtle on a paved road, it=92s not easy to determine its =
direction of travel, so a guess has to be made when getting it off the =
pavement. &nbsp;Roadside gravel shoulders are popular egg-laying sites. =
&nbsp;Snapping turtles can be picked up by the base of the tail, but try =
to limit the time of carrying the turtle, and be very careful of course =
to watch out for its bite! &nbsp;Enjoy the nesting season of June &amp; =
July. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">GayleMacLean &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:duartess@EastLink.ca">duartess@EastLink.ca</a>&gt;<br></spa=
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color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Massive Snapping =
Turtle at the Herbert River Trail</b><br></span></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">June 12, 2015 at 6:45:40 PM =
EDT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
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1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a=
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pan></div><br><div><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
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start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div>I =
would always allow/encourage it to continue on the direction it is =
going. If it is this big, it is most likely a mature female, could be 30 =
- 40&nbsp;years old! Certainly, females are looking to lay their eggs =
around this time. She knows where she is going...</div><div>I have some =
great pics of a very large snapping turtle laying her eggs on the gravel =
shore of Red Bridge Pond, here in Dartmouth,&nbsp;June 18th, a couple of =
years ago.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Lucky =
you!!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Cheers!!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Gayle=
 =
MacLean</div><div>Dartmouth</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&n=
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