Snapping turtles lay their eggs

SHARON — The natural world has been encroaching on Khurshed Bhumgara’s home in Sharon recently. Last week, The Lakeville Journal published photos of black bears wandering around his yard. This week, he shared photos of a large snapping turtle that has decided to nest on the perimeter of his house.“She is on my patio laying her eggs, three feet from my porch door!” he said. This is the season when the snappers lay their eggs, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.“The nesting season is from April through November, with most of the nesting in southern New England occurring in late May through June, according to the state’s snapping turtle fact sheet (www.ct.gov/deep). The site also explains that, “Snapping turtles rarely leave their aquatic habitat except during the breeding season, at which time females travel great distances in search of a place to dig a nest and lay eggs.”Female turtles apparently lay as many as 30 or 40 eggs at a time. Hatching takes 80 to 90 days.

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