Wednesday, June 16, 2010

One of the painted turtles found near the holding ponds behind Hudson High School. -KD
Having just laid her eggs near the softball field, T6 starts walking back towards the Assabet River. -KD
This Musk Turtle was found near the ponds behind Hudson High School. It was weighed and measured, and later released. -KD
This eastern garter snake, found by the fence running between the our two ponds, bites onto one student as they try to take measurements. -JA
This picture was taken as the length of a garter snake was measured. This process requires placing the snake into a straight pipe to ensure it's length is as accurate as possible and the snake is fully extended. -JA
Measuring the width of a painted turtle using a caliper. This turtle was found by the pitfall traps between two of the holding ponds. -SC
A nest of snapping turtle eggs found near the shotput circle behind Morgan Bowl. There were 46 eggs in this particular nest. Each of the eggs are approximately the size of a golf ball. -SC