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Photo of the Day – Driveway Snapping Turtle

Published October 21, 2024

I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.

Photo of the Day - Driveway Snapping Turtle

My wife Julia and I were walking down the driveway when I noticed what looked like a wet rock that had tumbled down the slope and landed next to the gravel. "Wait," I thought. "That's not a rock." It was a large snapping turtle that, from all the algae growing on its shell, had spent lots of time under water. The border collies Lucky and Diggity, had the sense not to investigate the front end.

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