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Old 12-08-2022, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by VApeople View Post

We were walking the trail around Hogeye Sink and saw a turtle trying to cross Marsh Bend Trail. I tried helping it up the curb. I finally got it over the curb and I tried helping it move away from the road and toward the pond. Once it could smell the water (I think), it started moving it's legs very energetically and I dropped it. Then I swear the turtle ran into the pond. I never saw a turtle move so fast.
Just be cautious of snapping turtles. The adults can snap a broom handle in half.
Ask me how I know.