Small Scale Life

PSA: Watch out for turtles crossing the roads!

Female turtles are making their way onto and across roads in the Upper Midwest. We have had a number of painted turtles (like this lovely lady) and snapping turtles in our yard and laying eggs. This painted turtle was in our driveway and heading for the front yard maple to lay her eggs.

Unfortunately, other turtles aren’t so lucky. I saw a massive snapping turtle (seemed to be the size of a basketball) get hit by a passenger car down near New Prague, MN, today. The poor turtle ended up on her back and looked to be in poor shape.

Be careful. Don’t be distracted. The calls and texts can wait. Watch out for wildlife on our roads!

That includes turtles, turkeys, geese, deer and other critters out there.

This little lady was not hurt in the filming of this PSA and is back in the Willow River.