Today was the first day that I was able to ride our Harley Davidson with Michael. As we were turning into our driveway, we saw a spot on the pavement. When we got a closer look, we found a baby snapping turtle! I went to the office to get the camera, while Michael picked him up (with gloves on) and headed for the creek. Mr. Baby Turtle looked slow and tired and hot. He was a long way from any water. He also had a really ripe scent to him. It was not pleasant.
Michael got him to the creek, gave him a quick splash of water, then put him on a rock at water level. By the time I was able to put the camera to my eye, we blinked and Mr. Baby Turtle was gone! He took one look at the cool water and jumped right in!
Two weeks ago, Maureen found a very large snapping turtle up the road from our office. Michael got a milk crate, picked him up, put him in the crate, brought him home and set him free in our creek. He was not a cute and happy turtle. All he wanted to do was bite Michael! He was so large that he barely fit into the crate.
If this keeps up, we will have lots of snapping turtles in our creek! Fun to look at, but not fun for the little fish that the turtles will have for dinner.
If we had been in the car, we never would have seen him. I am glad that we had a fun ride and could rescue the turtle, too.
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