We are blessed to live in the country, in a relatively unspoiled area (not many homes, lots of open spaces, woods, pasture, etc, etc.) And we keep finding herps in our yard, that we did NOT release, and that really should not even be there. When I say they shouldn't be there, I mean because they're a mile or more from their "preferred habitat!" So here's our latest "find" in the back yard, literally, the BACK yard!
Shouldn't everyone have one?
Not the biggest snapping turtle we've ever encountered in the "wild" but definitely the stinkiest! I tried to show his/her musk glands which are located behind the front legs, on the side. These shots were taken a day later, but the day of the "capture" this turtle was just oozing musk. OMG, such a stinky animal! Great defense!
In a previous post I mentioned we found a very large slider in our front yard. And in that post I also mentioned that we are at least a mile from the river. We do have some "drainage" behind the house, but it drains towards, the river and most of the time is dry and overgrown with grass. Obviously these animals can travel quite a ways, under less than optimal conditions, for whatever reasons we can only surmise.
Not the biggest snapping turtle we've ever encountered in the "wild" but definitely the stinkiest! I tried to show his/her musk glands which are located behind the front legs, on the side. These shots were taken a day later, but the day of the "capture" this turtle was just oozing musk. OMG, such a stinky animal! Great defense!
In a previous post I mentioned we found a very large slider in our front yard. And in that post I also mentioned that we are at least a mile from the river. We do have some "drainage" behind the house, but it drains towards, the river and most of the time is dry and overgrown with grass. Obviously these animals can travel quite a ways, under less than optimal conditions, for whatever reasons we can only surmise.
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