I found my favourite turtle today! Sternotherus odoratus - the Eastern Musk Turtle. I saw what I think was a cottonmouth swimming in a lake while my wifey and I were eating breakfast. I went over to see and it slipped under the water a few yards away. I was looking down at the shallower parts and saw this little guy chilling by the edge of the water. I had to lie down and lean over a little ledge to grab it, but it was worth it! This is about as big as they get, I think. That's right. Cute pet size.
This was when it was getting a bit more active. It stayed in it's shell for a while, but it's always just a matter of time until they get used to people being round and venture out.
Yea, my wifey thinks they're cute, too. Definite pet material. (Note: Although this is photographed in the car, we didn't bring this guy home with us. That's not legal).
Of course, we need close ups. Peeking out of the shell is a good start.
And then these shots as it got a bit more active. It was scuttling away pretty quickly, so I didn't get a whole lot of shots while it was out of it's shell.
These turtles are great. We had a cool time playing with it before we put it back and went about our day. This afternoon, we relaxed and went fishing - my wifey caught 4 fish! Very cool.
I'll update the blog again later. Whether it's an edit of this post or just another post. We'll see.
Peace.
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