Sorry I disappeared. I just got the family to the beach, and packing took all of my attention for a couple of days. A friend who is a herpatologist looked at him and agrees that it is a gopher tortoise. She says he seems to be pretty old and was likely, as several of you have said, picked up...
Hello, I am located in central NC. My father found a tortoise today, and we are trying to identify it. I was hoping someone here could help. Below are photos (That is, if I can figure out how to post them!).
Thank you. I am looking forward to learning more about tortoises.
Jeany