Originally posted by annibale16:
Thanks for the info Ben E Gas. You sure know a lot about turtles. I can't believe that you take Igor for walks!
This little fellow is a plain ole' swamp turtle, I don't really know what kind, but I see them everywhere around here. The water is brackish. I think he maybe a box turtle.
He has webbed feet, green head, yellow eyes, greenish brown shell, yellowish underneath.
Maybe he's a painted turtle? They are very common aquatic turtles spread over most of at least the eastern half of the US. See Gabby http://PetoftheDay.com/archive/1998/April/20.html the baby turtle on the left side. Is that what he looks like? A snapping turtle doesn't have green or greenish brown anywhere - they are stricty dirt and tan colors when they are babies, so I'm sure you haven't got a snapper on your hands!