Although there may have been over 30 eggs, 3 months later we only saw this one. Hopefully more of them hatched and made their way back across the road to the river.
Probably not many of them.
At least according to the Veterinary Medicine at Illinois, "studies show only 5% of snapping turtle eggs laid will hatch and approximately only 1% of those hatchlings will survive until reproductive age".
They have a tough life!