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Maddy trained me really - when she wants to go somewhere she goes and nothing you do changes her mind - my turtle is a stubborn turtle.
underwater, marine creatures, fish.turtle taken from below with clouds of fish in blue water in background. Indian ocean.?Geoff Spiby/ Cape Photo Library
(DAY 43) I couldn't get the lighting perfect on this shot. As soon as the gentleman that caught him on his fishing line released him, he took off very quickly.
Spring 2012
Young Trachemys male in the turtle pond (probably an hybrid between T. scripta elegans and T. scripta scripta)
This guy was not scared of us at all. He stood his ground even after I jumped back away from him after realizing he was staring me down.
Thanks, Larry Meade for the identification -- I've looked it up -- seems right.... but I'm no expert with turtles, (knowing what a Box Turtle is about the most I know!), so I'll call it a "Painted Turtle", but if anyone else has other identification ideas -- they are welcome.
I found this turtle stranded in the middle of a hot Alabama road. This picture was taken at his release.
I didn't have anything to show the scale, but this turtle must be at least three feet long. It looks like a freaking dinosaur.