Why the turtle crosses the road - Daily Leader

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Why the turtle crosses the road - The Oxford Eagle

Turtles start to cross roadways this time of year for nesting By Hunter Cloud The (Brookhaven) Daily Leader NEW SIGHT — It is the time of year where drivers encounter all sorts of reptilian wildlife on their drives. Rattlesnakes, copperheads, box turtles and sliders make their way across the road.  Colt Mooney, a wildlife biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, said the state is home to two dozen species of tu…