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Chrysemys picta
Painted Turtle crossing a dirt road
A dirt road separating two large sloughs and near a small man-made lake
We were excited as this was the first Painted Turtle we'd seen this spring. From what I understand its the females that leave the water to find a place to lay their eggs but I don't know if that's a fact or not. We always try to stop and wait for turtles to cross the road or, in busier traffic, help them cross by picking them up and carrying them to the side of the road they were pointing to or heading to.
Spotted on May 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 28, 2013
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