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Snapping turtles

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By adamg - 6/15/22 - 9:37 am
Snapping turtle in Alewife Brook Reservation

Where does a snapping turtle go? Anywhere it wants, Maria M finds in Alewife Brook Reservation in Cambridge.

Copyright Maria M. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

It may not be true what they say about snapping turtles and broomsticks, but best leave cleaning implements behind when you visit Millennium Park, just in case

By adamg - 6/6/20 - 2:13 pm
Snapping turtles in West Roxbury

Roving UHub photographer Mary Ellen spotted a pair of snapping turtles down by the river in Millennium Park today, and you know what they say about snappers and broomsticks (even if those stories aren't true).

Good thing nobody brings broomsticks to the Arboretum

By adamg - 9/7/19 - 9:33 pm
Snapping turtle at Arnold Arboretum

The ponds at the Arboretum all have signs around them warning people they're home to snapping turtles and to enjoy them from afar. Read more.

Make way for the stegaturtle

By adamg - 5/30/18 - 4:38 pm
Snapping turtle

See it larger.

Heather Sullivan spotted this bad boy on Ricciuti Drive, across from the Granite Links golf course in Quincy today. She stayed well away from its mouth, because, of course, such beasties can snap a broomstick in half like nobody's business, or so we hear.

More wildlife: A snapping turtle shows up in Charlestown

By adamg - 6/1/16 - 9:22 pm
Snapping turtle in Charlestown

EastieStrong spotted a very large snapping turtle in the grass this evening on Old Landing Way, near the ball field and Medford Street, in Charlestown - nowhere near any fresh water that is its natural habitat.

Animal Control won't come get it. It's far away from natural habitat. Likely dumped.

Snap chat in Forest Hills

By adamg - 8/21/14 - 6:31 pm
Snapping turtle in Forest Hills Cemetery

In case you need to see it larger.

Mike Ball reports on the different animals he saw on a walk around Forest Hills Cemetery the other day, including this snapping turtle in Lake Hibiscus:

It was pretty creepy. It came from maybe 30 feet off-shore and surfaced just below me by the tiny rocky beach. As I moved about 100 feet along the shore, it tracked me. I began to feel like it was viewing me as a two-legged fish…a snack.

Watch your fingers on the park side of the Jamaicaway

By adamg - 5/26/12 - 10:02 am

Patty Neal reports the snapping turtles are out in force this morning.

Prehistoric reptile terrorizes photographer at Forest Hills Cemetery

By adamg - 5/8/09 - 5:35 pm

Snapping turtle with jaws of steel refuses to move when photographer approaches. No word if it then snapped a broomstick in two with its maw.

Going batty

By adamg - 8/5/08 - 10:49 pm

Brookline, Newton report lots of bats in people's belfries, attics, apartments.

Hmm, if you had to chose: Bats or killer turkeys? Or snapping turtles?

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