Mug shot of a red-eyed box turtle crossing Road 259, west from Calvert. Texas, September 20, 2008
Male box turtle crossing Road 259, west from Calvert. Texas, September 20, 2008
Close-up of a red-eyed box turtle crossing Road 259, west from Calvert. Texas, September 20, 2008
Close up of a river turtle on a porch of apartments on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2009
Turtle on Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2009
Turtle on a log covered by green duckweed on west side of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Orange headed turtle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2014
A turtle on badlands of Nahal Besor in Eshkol Park 10 miles west from Ofakim. The Middle East, February 27, 2001
- a turtle behind the house near SMU 4/30/97 (Dallas - a trip to San Francisco, April 30 - May 3, 1997)
A turtle on Stony Brook trail in Stony Brook - Millstone Watershed Main Reserve. Pennington, New Jersey, April 28, 2007
Box turtle (ventral view) on Four Notch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, May 11, 2008
Head of water turtle on a shore of an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
Close up of a turtle on a shore of Lake Bryan in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, September 10, 2009
A turtle in Sam Houston National Forest, near Lake Conroe. Near Huntsville, Texas, June 24, 2007
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) semi-aquatic turtle (terrapin) on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 22, 2008
River turtle on a porch of apartments on George Bush Drive. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2009
Green water turtle for sale in pet section of Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2014
Water turtle on a shore of an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 2, 2009
A turtle near a road north from Ashkelon, near Tel Poran. The Middle East, April 5, 2001
A turtle in western Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Turtle skeleton and a half-rotten horse apple (osage orange) among leaves of hackberry in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 20, 2012
Head of hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) approaching water on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
Close up of a green water turtle in pet section of Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2014
Turtle hiding its head in Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park, Texas, April 29, 2012
Sea turtle tracks on western beach in Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
Green water turtles in pet section of Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2014
Tracks of sea turtles on a western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
Green sea turtles in pet market in Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, April 24, 2013
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
Head of a green water turtle in pet section of Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2014
Engraved hawksbill turtle(?) in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum near Al-Shahaniya. Doha, Qatar, August 8, 2015
Turtle s face in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 1, 2019
Turtles in Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, February 15, 2020
A turtle with a red nose on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, September 21, 2021
Dead turtle in Lake Conroe near Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 27, 2022
Face of a box turtle in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 5, 2022
Box turtle on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, August 9, 2022
Close-up of a box turtle on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2023
Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in a depression on a lawn after a rain in Bee Creek Park, May 2, 2024
Front view of common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in a depression on a lawn in Bee Creek Park, May 2, 2024
Head of common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in a depression on a lawn in Bee Creek Park, May 2, 2024
Side view of common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in a depression on a lawn in Bee Creek Park, May 2, 2024
Dark greenish-brown turtle in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 9, 2024
Box turtle on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 14, 2024
An alligator is eating a turtle in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. The turtle is most likely a Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) or potentially a River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna). The turtle s shell is being crushed, which alligators are well-equipped to do with their immense bite force. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) eating a basking turtle, most likely a Red-eared Slider or River Cooter in 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
