THE SNAPPING TURTLE. BY C. FEW ENS. Although the ' snapper' or snapping turtle is a well known reptile its life history owing to its secluded habits is as a general rule but little understood. It has a long geographical range being found from Canada to Ecuador S. A. but is wanting on the Paci fic slope of the United States. During the month of April the snappers quit their winter dormitories which are merely mud holes at the bottom of some marsh or pond. A month or so later the females search for a suitable place in which to de the bank where the soil is sandy or soft and more or less dry and exposed to the sun. They will sometimes travel a quarter of a mile or more away from the water to find a suitable sandy spot. These journeys are generally made on rainy or cloudy days or during the night. The holes in which the eggs are deposited are exactly in the same manner as our box or land turtle. While digging the turtle performs as The holes are excavated only to the depth to which the leg and foot of the turtle is able to reach. The number of eggs deposited depends upon the size and age of the snapper. From fifteen to nearly double that number have are laid they are carefully cov ered with sand and the hole is filled and leveled so perfectly that it cannot be recognized. The eggs vary in size from 1% to 14 inches in length. They are with a tough leathery skin. seek the nearest body of water. Instinct seems to tell them the correct route for they have I believe never in some instances the water was quite a distance off and entirely hidden from view. Great numbers of snapping turtles are sold in our markets. They are served upon the tables of our hotels and eating houses in the form of soup or stewed ' snapper' but I believe in no other way. For my part I do not consider it a savory dish and always omit it from my bills of fare. I would suggest snapper salad instead of lobster salad as the latter valuable animal is becoming so rapidly exterminated. Vinegar and high seaso
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