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Chelydra serpentina
This one's shell was a about 16-18 inches. The largest one I've seen in several years. He was crossing the road at a creek. I picked him up and put him back in the creek so a car wouldn't hit him.
I took it in the direction it was traveling. :-) just sped up the trip by a minute or two.
This was most likely a female going off to lay her eggs. If it's possible, the best thing to do for a turtle that's crossing a road is to take it across in the direction that it's headed. If you take them back to where they had come from, they're just going to head back into the road because they are on a mission. :-)
Spotted on May 16, 2013
Submitted on May 16, 2013
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