On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Our Class visited the Dixie Plantation in Hollywood, SC. This was my first time visiting the Dixie Plantation; the scenery was beautiful and very serene. The class was instructed to venture out on the landscape and find different herps that we had discussed in class. While exploring the plantation and retrieving the traps, we found two turtles that we identified as Trachemys scripta, or more commonly known as the "yellow-bellied slider". There was one large female turtle and one cute little male. This was my very first time interacting with wild turtles and this was a super cool experience that I got to hold them. In the same area, we found a Chelydra serpentina, or a "Snapping Turtle". The snapping turtle was as large as the female yellow-bellied slider that we found, if not slightly larger. After being flipped a few a times for observation, this snapping turtle was not happy at all and became irritated, but it was really cool being able to see it up close. I really enjoyed this trip and honestly this location was one of my favorites.
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Trachemys Scripta (Yellow-Bellied Slider) |
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Glad you enjoyed it! What features identify this turtle as a female?
Also, I'm happy to report that this site has just been renamed "Stono Preserve," for the Stono River we walked by on the boardwalk.
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