Nature Done Wright

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January 22, 2020

More about that Little Snapping Turtle

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On Sunday I posted:

Found this little dude in my side yard yesterday.

I think he is dead — maybe awoke early during the recent 68-degree days and then got caught in the cold???

No, he didn't die from carrying that quarter around. I placed it next to him for scale….

I brought him inside to see if he would wake up from its torpor. No luck.

I put him back outside this morning with my best wishes.

If you see a young snapping turtle at the CF this spring, I'd like to think it's little Tommy Torpor.

Allegra Mitchell of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation writes:

You are probably right that the little guy came out of winter hibernation too early and couldn't find a good spot to hunker down before the weather got cold again.
 
It happens on occasion. I had reports of a couple of snakes and frogs seen out on that weekend as well. 
 
(Thanks, Allegra!)

 

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