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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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