Dead Terrapin in Fox Island Wildlife Management Area
This morning’s low tide uncovered the remains of a seven-year-old male diamondback terrapin in a salt marsh rivulet south of Indian Neck’s Fox Island. His unmarked, unscarred 11.3-centimeter carapace held a largely decomposed body, missing head and most limbs. Only his thick male tail remained largely intact.
Dead Seven-Year-Old Male TerrapinÂ
The southwest section of this marsh system between Wise Hill and Field Point, where about half of last year’s dead turtles were discovered, remains to be searched. Mid-November flood tides may also flush carcasses trapped in mud and high marsh grasses into more accessible creeks and rivulets.