Stopped pretty quick to avoid this turtle.

Left

Not sure what kind of turtle. I’m guessing river cooter or pond slider. I’m leaning towards pond slider, Trachemys scripta scripta, due to the vertical thickness of the shell.

Front

This one is about 7-8 inches long. It was heading away from the cypress swamp, which was about 300 feet behind it.

The dogs wanted to investigate, but I wouldn’t let them out of the truck.

Right

I moved the turtle out of the way.

Back

And we continued out the gate.

-jsq

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