Category Archives: Reptiles

Turtle Car

This my car for the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby this year!  Its name is Speedy the Turtle.  It is supposed to be a Southern Painted Turtle.  We picked that turtle because it has a cool orange stripe down the middle … Continue reading

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Egyptian Sand Boa

This is an Egyptian sand boa.  It is also called Kenyan sand boa or East African sand boa.  They live in northeast Africa. It is a snake with a small head, small eyes, and a small tail.  It likes to … Continue reading

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Red-footed Tortoise

This is a very special red-footed tortoise.  Notice anything strange about it?  It has a wheel instead of one of its feet.  This tortoise lives in Uberaba, Brazil.  About a month ago, it cut its foot on an electric fence … Continue reading

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American Alligator

This is an American alligator.  It is also called a gator, and its scientific name is Alligator mississippiensis.  They are found in Florida and all the rest of the Gulf coast states.  When Spanish explorers first came to Florida, they … Continue reading

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Speedy and Tucker

Meet Speedy and Tucker!  Speedy and Tucker are red-eared sliders.  Red-eared sliders are native to the southern United States.  One of these turtles is Tucker and the other is Speedy, but I don’t know which is which.  They are both … Continue reading

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False Map Turtle

This is a false map turtle, also called a Mississippi map turtle or a sawback turtle.  A false map turtle is a kind of map turtle.  This is confusing, because it is called “false.”  But I guess it is called … Continue reading

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Chester

This is Chester.  He is an eastern box turtle that lives at the nature center at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasha.  He used to be a classroom turtle, but now he is retired and lives at Heckrodt.  He likes to … Continue reading

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Alligator Snapping Turtle

This is an alligator snapping turtle that lives in a tank just inside the front door at Heckrodt‘s nature center.  This is a very large turtle that is probably about 2 feet long.  It hardly moves at all.  They even … Continue reading

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