Turtle in Your Driveway? On Your Street?

It is egg-laying time for female turtles, so they are on the move! Don’t be surprised to see these amazing reptiles in your garden or crossing the street.

Please use caution, especially with snapping turtles, as they have powerful jaws. Never pick up a snapping turtle by the tail, as it can dislocate and seriously harm the turtle.

If turtles are in the road, please use a shovel to push the turtle out of harm’s way, preferably in the direction she was headed.

If turtles are in your garden, watch from a safe distance and perhaps in a month or so, baby turtles will hatch!