Fauna of Saskatchewan 2

Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii

Location: Wascana Marsh




Interesting facts:

- Painted turtles can only swallow their food in the water.
- Have an extreme tolerance for cold temperatures - they can survive without oxygen for up to five months at 3 degrees Celsius.
- Can live up to forty years in the wild
- The probability of a painted turtle surviving from egg to one year is at most nineteen percent.