For all us eco-nerds...

[JohnnyMarko 1]

So I do research on box turtles on my campus and walking through the woods I see lots of cool wildlife. For those of you who love wildlife like I do, here's a few critters I came across today....

First is a Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Second is a Little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)
Last is a Easter box turtle (Terrepene carolina carolina) named 'Digger' [because he loves to dig]. His back left leg was amputated by a lawn mower (which you can see in the picture) and he had an ear infection as well. We released him last year and found him this Spring using a transmitter and antenna.

Just thought I'd share

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[skycamefalling 0]

Luckily the chimp did not get to the turtle also. The frog must have been pretty good

Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead.
And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore.

[oldwomanc6 60]

For the life of me, I cannot see the lawnmower

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

[skydiver30960 0]

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For the life of me, I cannot see the lawnmower

Or, for that matter, the turtle's ears.

Elvisio "maybe they got so infected they fell off" Rodriguez

[amstalder 0]

That bat is darn cute. Thanks for sharing the pictures

[TriGirl 343]

Those are some great pics! It looks like the snake and bat were posing for you.

See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus

Shut Up & Jump!

[JohnnyMarko 1]

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Those are some great pics! It looks like the snake and bat were posing for you.

The bat and snake were definitely not shy and didn't care how close I got...the turtle picture I took in the lab so he didn't have a choice