{"id":736,"date":"2017-06-18T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/?p=736"},"modified":"2017-08-18T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T20:21:17","slug":"american-snapping-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/american-snapping-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"American Snapping Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>American Snapping Turtle mating in a once used waste water sewer pond. I repeat\u00a0 &#8220;unused waste water pond&#8221;.\u00a0 In this pond, &#8220;see size below&#8221; I counted at least 12 turtles. <strong>T<\/strong>urtles are ectothermic animals. That means they get their body heat from their surroundings&#8211;the air, water or ground. They need to be warm to move around and eat. If they get too cold, everything in the body will slow down. Then they can&#8217;t eat and digest food. The heart slows down and the lungs do too.<\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-737 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s1-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-738 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s2.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s2-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s2-1024x497.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-739 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s3-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s3-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s4-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s4-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-741 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s5-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s5-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant.6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-742 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s6-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s6-768x315.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-744 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s8-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s8-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-745 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s9-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s9-768x697.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-746\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s11.tif\" alt=\"\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/snapping_turtle-russ-paige-sewer-plant_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-747 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s12.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s12-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/s12-768x563.jpg 768w\" 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I repeat\u00a0 &#8220;unused waste water pond&#8221;.\u00a0 In this pond, &#8220;see size below&#8221; I counted at least 12 turtles. Turtles are ectothermic animals. That means they get their body heat from their surroundings&#8211;the air, water or ground. They need to be warm to move &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/american-snapping-turtle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;American Snapping Turtle&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":754,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threemileriver.org\/species-mapping\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}