05-25-2017, 03:21 AM
Some turtles have a notch in the shell above the tail if it is a male and this snapper turtle had no notch, so I'm guessing female. Shell was 18 inches long. Took it almost 4 hours to make it across my yard. Move about 5 to 10 feet, rest for 10 minutes or so. Headed to the lake across the street. The lake dried up dry as a bone last year and all the turtles left. Two weeks ago it was painted turtles crossing the street stopping traffic (except for those that got squeeshed) headed back. Today it was this snapping turtle.
