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Wild Lives Wild Lives looks at both the pets who share our homes and the animals with whom we share the urban wilds. Snappers Zoe Callisher In late June, turning up one of the narrow paths off the dirt road running along the Muddy River, you'll sometimes see a very large turtle waddling along at a fair clip, for a turtle, and, a fair specimen being 18-inches across, blocking your way. This snapping turtle, or snapper, who would otherwise never leave the comfortable confines of that aptly named river, is on an imperative single-minded mission - motherhood. Do not disturb. We visit the wonderful world of snapping turtles and watch a mother give birth - 66 times.     Image ... Otis in our old rooftop office. Beacon Hill, Boston.