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Eastern Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta picta

Description:

Eastern Painted crossing the road. I had to stop and carry him to safety at the other end. To 10 inches. Note red marks on the outer edge of shell.

Habitat:

Pond edges especially with log snags for them to sunbath, wet areas,

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1 Comment

K🌲Nalder
K🌲Nalder 8 years ago

You know, I've never once seen a chicken cross a road, though, I've heard and seen pictures of tons of pictures of turtles that have crossed roads. Hey, why did the turtle cross the road? To get 8 favorites. C'mon, this actually makes sense!

Vermont, USA

Spotted on Jun 21, 2015
Submitted on Jun 21, 2015

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