Turtle Crossing - Grapevine Texas
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Geojeepsters
N 32° 57.054 W 097° 03.864
14S E 680929 N 3647506
The kids helped this turtle along his way.
Waymark Code: WM5RB2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lee-2
Views: 23

We think this is the common snapping turtle. He was picked up at the above coordinates preventing him from being hit by a large trolley from the nearby Gaylord Texan Hotel. He was placed back into the lake a day or two later.
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Months most seen crossing: June - July

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"Mother Blanding had made her nest between the goldenrod and bluestem outside my window late last June.
By chance we were sitting on the porch when we noticed little blandings in the same location we had seen the mother take 2 months earlier."
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