Last June, my husband spots a large snapping turtle trying to cross the road in front of our home. He carries her to safety, and a couple hours later we find her in our backyard laying eggs. They just hatched today!

Baby turtle!

My husband out in the pouring rain saving Mama Snapper from the road last June.

He grabbed a snow shovel to pick her up because she was so big, I have still have no idea how he saw her from our porch!

He brought her to the water in our front yard and a few hours later we found Mama Snapper laying eggs in our backyard. I guess she figured her babies would be safe with us since he saved her from the road.

We were sitting outside our front porch this afternoon and started to see little wiggly things moving about!

My husband found a few babies already in our front yard and picked them up because we had some large birds in the water eyeing them for a tasty snack.

Not on our watch, you feathery f*cks.

Opening up the hole to make sure all the babies get out.

So many shells! We have found some in prior years but pretty sure an animal ate them and we were so bummed out.

We had put ten in the water already, three more just hatched and two were wiggling in their shell!

Last ones! This makes 15 total.

Loving their new home.

Putting more babies in the water and standing guard from large predatory birds. Husband was having fun shooting his .22 over their head to scare them off.

The last three we put in the water. I love how they just hatched a few minutes prior and their little feet are already so comfortable in the water.