Laura Young - snapping turtle eggs

This is a picture of snapping turtle eggs.  These eggs were found behind Hudson High School in the "nursery".  The nursery is an area of dirt where we keep the eggs we find to make sure no animals can get to them and harm them.  However, when we found these eggs, 30 out of 33 had been eaten.  We weighed and measured the 3 eggs that were not harmed and then out them back into the hole we found them in.  Then, we covered the hole with nets to make sure they will be safe.

In the picture, the eggs are being placed into the hole so they can hatch in the fall.