Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs

A few months ago, I was walking on the Bartram Trail in Landingville, PA when I came across a female Snapping Turtle laying eggs. I didn't try to get too close. I didn't want to scare or agitate her, so I kept a decent distance and took these photos of the Snapping Turtle laying her eggs. It looks like she had dug a decent sized area to lay her eggs.

A few weeks after the Snapping Turtle laid her eggs I came across the nest. I don't know if the snapper eggs hatched out or if a predator like a raccoon or an opossum had a great meal.

Another pic of where the snapper nest was and the cracked open snapper turtle eggs laying there.

The Snapper about ready to start covering the nest with dirt after laying her eggs.

Mama Snapper laying her eggs.

The first picture I took of the Snapping Turtle laying eggs as I approached. I didn't want to spook her.

Close look of the Snapper Turtle laying eggs.

Another view of the Snapping Turtle laying eggs.

Mama Snapper doing her business.