. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1240 Rural Schoot. Young musk turtle, nat- ural size. Adult six times larvcr his short, stubby tail. The mud turtle has less odor than the musk turtle. 'V\\v mud turtles appear from hiljernation in April. They frequent ponds, muddy streams, side inlets, stagnant cd}j;es of swamps, and large railroad ditches, where they usually remain crawl
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 1240 Rural Schoot. Young musk turtle, nat- ural size. Adult six times larvcr his short, stubby tail. The mud turtle has less odor than the musk turtle. 'V\\v mud turtles appear from hiljernation in April. They frequent ponds, muddy streams, side inlets, stagnant cd}j;es of swamps, and large railroad ditches, where they usually remain crawlinj^ about on the muddy bottom for fresh insects, worms, and the like. If they are alarmed when on land, they usually withdraw into their sliells, l)ut at times they give their enemies severe bites. When in the water, however, they l^ury them- selves in the mud at the approach of danger. They do not bask as much as the pond turtles, usually showing only the head above water. In June the female seeks out inuddy or sandy soils, or decaying humus or rotten wood in woody places or other situ- ations, and lays from four to eight eggs at a depth of from three to four inches beneath the surface. The eggs are elliptical, one and one-eighth inches long, and seven-eighths inch in diameter, and have a brittle shell. Some snakes are particularly fond of them. (I3) The musk turtle looks somewhat like a small snapping turtle be- cause of its very narrow plastron, which does not protect the fleshy inider parts. The plastron is more or less cross-shaped, and cannot be closed. The musk turtle has two yellow head-stripes from the snout to the neck, and the upper shell is more arched, or dome-shaped, than that of the mud turtle. The musk turtle is found in North America east of the Rocky ^. It appears from hibernation about April i, and may choose deeper water than the mud turtle, but at times they are found together in shallow, muddy ditches or stagnant swamps. Its obscure color, the s
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