Two of my friends pulled off a happy turtle rescue, and they'd like to know the species. The turtle has ALREADY BEEN RELEASED, so I have limited photos. Friend #1 was driving her 92-year old stepmother to a Medical appointment when she spotted a good sized aquatic turtle in a busy road: it's were 2 highways cross at a bridge cloverleaf, so it's REALLY dangerous for turtles (or any pedestrians, for that matter-). It is also very near a pond, a bayou and a lake in south Louisiana, very near New Orleans. Friend #1 couldn't stop due to the medical appointment, but she phoned Friend #2, who hopped in her car and zipped off to the intersection. She spotted the turtle- still intact, but with cars whizzing past, put on her emergency blinkers, leaped out, scooped up the turtle and put him in her car. She took him to the nearby bayou and released him, but took a few photos first.
They and I are all THRILLED with the rescue, and we'd like to know the species and gender of the turtle.
Thanks!
Oh, yes: the back half of the shell just looks weird because it's covered in algae. The turtle is fine.
Dang it- the program will only let me add this one...I'll try a few more...
They and I are all THRILLED with the rescue, and we'd like to know the species and gender of the turtle.
Thanks!
Oh, yes: the back half of the shell just looks weird because it's covered in algae. The turtle is fine.
Dang it- the program will only let me add this one...I'll try a few more...
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