An unhappy snapper hisses as it is studied, then released as part of a VCU study of Virginia’s turtle population.
Credit Benjamin Colteaux
With the coming of spring, snapping turtles have emerged from their winter homes in the mud – ready to reproduce and to spend the summer trolling ponds, lakes, rivers and streams.
They’re a hearty species with few natural enemies.
Now, however, turtles which can live more than a hundred years are in danger.
Sandy Hausman tells why.
Virginia Public Radio 
#1 by PhillyStyle on June 2, 2018 - 1:56 am
I really wish the states would start doing more to protect turtles. Especially were I live because my family and I have saved several turtles already from being ran over and if the state would put up signs in the spring time to make people drive slower a lot more could be saved. I’ve already seen lots of turtles ran over and it just breaks my heart because I know if people just slowed down more could be saved.