Today’s Snapshot: Snapping turtles helping on the road at Fort Indiantown Gap

You can count on it. WGAL News at 8 p.m. Start now. Israel strikes back against Iran. Aim at the target. Lebanon County police are seeking assistance in solving an attempted bank robbery. how? Investigators say a driver threatened a bank teller. Cleanup is underway at Italian Lake in Harrisburg. Israel attacked an air force base and a nuclear facility in central Iran overnight. Good afternoon. I’m Susan Shapiro Ruggie. The attacks were in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone and missile attacks on Israel. NBCS Ralph Sanchez reported from Tel Aviv. For nearly a week, the world has been waiting to see how Israel will respond to Iranian missile and drone attacks. This morning we have an answer, but at least for now it appears we’re not trying to further escalate the situation. As far as we know, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News that Israel launched a limited attack inside Iran. They spent several hours after the attack assessing the damage. It was unclear whether the attack was carried out by plane, missile or drone, but the target appeared to be a military base near the city of Isfahan, several hours south of Tehran, officials said. Prior to this Israeli attack, they were at least generally warned and stressed that the United States was not playing a role in putting U.S. troops on high alert in the Middle East. If Iran retaliates against the United States. But there are no signs yet that this is happening. Both Israel and Iran appear to have downplayed this, with Israel neither confirming nor denying responsibility. But this is not cheering, nor is it gloating. And it’s not friction. Iranians faced, faced this attack. Iranian state media did downplay this, stressing on state television that life in Isfahan was normal and that the explosions heard overnight were from Iranian air defense forces blasting inside Israel. The lack of new restrictions on civilians suggests that Israel is not ready, at least for now, to suffer massive retaliation. Anne Ralph Sanchez, NBC News, Tel Aviv. House lawmakers are expected to vote this weekend on funding for Israel, with $95 billion in aid on the table, with much of it going to Israel and Ukraine for their respective wars. It’s unclear whether it will pass the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson has struggled to gain Republican support because it does not involve the U.S.-Mexico border. President Biden said he supports Johnson’s package and urged the House and Senate to quickly pass it. Meteorologist TJ Springer joins me now to take a look at our forecast. Oh man, Friday was not a good Friday. No. I wish we could shake up the melancholy Miss Susan, but she still puts it out there. I know you mean cold. That’s cool. Yes, that’s cool. Yes. We need some sunshine. Indeed we are. I think we’ll be a little later this weekend, which is good. But now we retain this desolation. We can see through the storm team’s live radar network that there are showers to the west, and with the help of the onshore air flow we are really keeping temperatures cooler. We’re expecting this warm front to move eastwards and eventually towards the cold front causing more rain later this evening and we can see gloomy views over Carlisle and live views of the West High Street which will be Scene opposite Many of our community have been here all afternoon. The temperature in Lewistown was only 50 degrees. We had 52 at Gettysburg. Lebanon is now number 51. Over the next 12 days we will struggle for a while but will probably top out around 60 and then tonight we will start to see the showers taper off. We’re expecting some sunshine over the weekend, but we’ll let you know when it rains again. Susan came up shortly. Thanks. North Londonderry Township police in Lebanon County seek help after an attempted bank robbery. Yesterday, a driver handed a teller a note at the Northwest Bank’s drive-thru on East Main Street in Palmyra, demanding money and claiming he had a bomb, they said. Police said the driver drove away without receiving any money and that there was someone in the passenger seat. As you can see, the car appears to be a 2016 or newer Honda Civic hatchback. If you know anything about this incident please call police. The York County coroner has released the names of three construction workers killed in a crash on Route 83 in York County on Wednesday. They are 24-year-old Jesse McKenzie, 42-year-old Robert Hamm and 24-year-old Hilsenheim Ba Third. They both work for KRYLON Corporation in Somerset, Pennsylvania. McKenzie’s mother said her son, a father of two, was engaged. He was just, you know, a fun, loving guy who, you know, got along well with everybody. The coroner said all three employees died from blunt force trauma or injuries. The death was ruled an accident. 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Snapping turtle helps get off road at Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County

Updated: April 19, 2024 at 4:12 pm Eastern Daylight Time

In Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, a snapping turtle needs some help. To preserve their habitat as much as possible. . Snapping turtles do well in their aquatic habitat by walking on their bottom. The hindquarters are higher than the rest of the body and the jaws are open. The turtle may lunge forward repeatedly. In a display of power, a snapper may emit a loud hissing sound to further deter any potential opponents.

Fort Indiantown, Pennsylvania—

In Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, a snapping turtle needs some help.

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The reptile made its way along Range Road.

Fort Indiantown Gap is home to a variety of wildlife, and the installation is dedicated to protecting their habitat as much as possible.

Fort Indiantown Gap police helped the animal off the road.

About snapping turtles

The common snapping turtle is one of the largest reptiles living in Pennsylvania, according to the state Fish and Boat Commission.

Its carapace can measure up to 12 inches.

While on land it can be aggressive, it is usually calmer when it spends most of its time in water.

Snapping turtles are good swimmers but generally prefer to walk on the bottom of their aquatic habitat, which they do well.

When faced on land, snapping turtles are quick to assume an offensive stance. The hindquarters are higher than the rest of the body and the jaws are open. The turtle may lunge forward repeatedly. In a display of power, a snapper may emit a loud hissing sound to further deter any potential opponents.