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A sunbathing slider

24 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by sconzani in reptiles

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invasive terrapin, Roath Park Lake, terrapins in Roath Park Lake, Trachemys scripta scripta, Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta, Yellow-bellied slider, Yellow-bellied terrapin

I know I’ve blogged about Cardiff’s ‘Mutant Ninja Turtle’-phase remnants before but, when I spotted this Yellow-bellied slider (Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta) during a recent visit to Roath Park Lake, I couldn’t resist taking more photographs, particularly as he was sitting atop an old Coot’s nest very close to the lake’s edge and had such a haughty look on its face.

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Invasive American red-eared terrapins

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

Posted by sconzani in amphibian, nature, parks

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alien invader, American red-eared terrapin, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, invasive terrapin, invasive turtle, terrapin, turtle

Does anyone else see the irony in the fact that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battled alien invaders for the good of society, yet the popularity of their comic books, TV cartoons and films created a craze for pet turtles, the idiotic and irresponsible owners of which have now created their own alien invaders by releasing their unwanted pets into Britain’s rivers, ponds and assorted waterways?

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