{"id":11109,"date":"2018-06-04T06:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:27:26","slug":"take-5-turtle-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-turtle-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Turtle Takeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 10 species of turtles<\/a> in Massachusetts, ranging from the tiny bog turtle, which measures 3-4\u201d long, to the prehistoric-looking snapping turtle, which can grow up to 19\u201d long. In addition, five sea turtles visit our shores, occasionally becoming\u00a0stranded on beaches<\/a>.\u00a0Although many turtle species live in the water, all must breathe air and lay eggs on land.<\/p>\n

With so much variety, it’s hard not to love these impressive, ancient reptiles, so here are five photos of native turtle species from past entries to our Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest.<\/p>\n

Please remember, although it’s wonderful to observe and appreciate turtles from a distance, it’s usually best to leave them to their business, especially those species that are protected by state or federal endangered species acts. Learn more about what to do in various turtle encounters<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n

\"Snapping

Snapping Turtle \u00a9 Jim Morelly<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Wood

Wood Turtle \u00a9 Jim Morelly<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Painted

Painted Turtle \u00a9 John Aberhart<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Eastern

Eastern Box Turtle \u00a9 Kevin McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Diamond-backed

Diamond-backed Terrapin \u00a9 Alyse Roe<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are 10 species of turtles in Massachusetts, ranging from the tiny bog turtle, which measures 3-4\u201d long, to the prehistoric-looking snapping turtle, which can grow up to 19\u201d long. In addition, five sea turtles visit our shores, occasionally becoming\u00a0stranded on beaches.\u00a0Although many turtle species live in the water, all must breathe air and lay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":11115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[251,248,249,250,252,105,253],"class_list":["post-11109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5","tag-diamond-backed-terrapin","tag-eastern-box-turtle","tag-painted-turtle","tag-snapping-turtle","tag-terrapin","tag-turtles","tag-wood-turtle"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/05\/1783Kevin_McCarthy13352_fi.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2Tb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9264,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/why-did-the-turtle-cross-the-road\/","url_meta":{"origin":11109,"position":0},"title":"Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?","author":"Ryan D.","date":"June 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"To get to the other side...to lay her eggs! 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