{"id":218115,"date":"2025-09-11T12:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/218115\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:09:21","slug":"man-leaving-for-work-finds-dozens-of-wild-babies-all-over-his-driveway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/218115\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Leaving For Work Finds Dozens Of Wild Babies All Over His Driveway"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Meagan Doyle\u2019s husband, Tom, began calling her one morning, she was confused. She had thought he was leaving for work, but on his way out of the garage, he accidentally stumbled into a mini emergency.<\/p>\n

Littered across the couple\u2019s driveway were dozens upon dozens of baby snapping turtles, all in need of a little assistance.<\/p>\n

\"wildMeagan Doyle<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first reaction was excitement,\u201d Doyle told The Dodo. \u201cI have always loved turtles, and seeing so many tiny babies was heartwarming and so cute!\u201d<\/p>\n

The excitement quickly turned into a little bit of panic as the couple began trying to gather up all of the babies and then realized just how many there actually were. At first, they thought the babies were just scattered over the driveway, but then they discovered they were also in the grass, on the back patio, and they even found a few in the garage.<\/p>\n

\"wildMeagan Doyle<\/p>\n

\u201cWe checked around the yard for a nest but couldn’t locate one,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cThey were coming from every direction, it seemed, so it wasn’t clear where their initial starting point was.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple live on the corner of a busy road and often see wildlife who have been hit by cars, and they wanted to make sure that didn\u2019t happen to any of the baby turtles. They gathered them all up as best they could and placed them in a box, then carried the box to a nearby pond to set them free.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we got to the pond, we placed them into the mud at the water’s edge, and they immediately knew what to do,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cThey headed into the water, with most of them swimming away and a few digging into the mud to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"babyMeagan Doyle<\/p>\n

The couple watched as the 30 or so babies they\u2019d collected settled into their new home. Then they headed back to the house \u2014 and immediately found seven more babies waiting for them in the driveway. They later found six more, bringing the total to 43 baby snapping turtles rescued and rehomed.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t how the couple had expected to start their day, but it quickly became the highlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cSnapping turtles are so cool and beautiful, it made me so happy to help them,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n

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