Why do turtles cross the road after a rain?

Answer 1

I live in Florida and have severial species of turles, in my experience with turtles and rain are the following

Most water turtles stay submerged when a storm is coming or overhead, I have watched this behavoir in my pond over the past severial years, I'm asuming this is to protect them selves from and lighting and flying / falling debre as their head are above water (exposed)

After the rain have passed,

-Some are leaving for slower moving water (rain increase the flow of most lakes, creeks, rivers

-Males are in pursut of a mating partner

-females are in pursut of a mating partner

-females will move about after a good ran so they can find a safe none flooded area to lay eggs (the eggs will drown if they get submerged in a poodle)

-do not forget that water turtle prefere to stay wet, moving around after a rain helps with this problem

-water turtles can not swallow with the ad of water to help take the food down the throat, after a rain all is wet

Answer 2

Turtles are most likely to be seen when they come out to bask in the sun. They will forage and be active when it's raining, so long as it's warm enough, but you're less likely to see them.