That's what I thought. How can I tell for sure?Looks like a mud/musk turtle.
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I don't think mud/musk turtles have the type of shell that you described but snappers sure do.They grow large but very slowly.If you decide not to keep it hopefully you can return it near where you found it....if that is where such a turtle would normally be found.The shell has 3 rows of tiny spikes.
I guess we wont be keeping him as a pet.
Well he was on the sidewalk at my husbands job. There is a swamp near by. There is also a swamp near my house does it matter which one I take him to? I think I will grow him out a bit just to be sure he is actually a snapping turtle.They grow large but very slowly.If you decide not to keep it hopefully you can return it near where you found it....if that is where such a turtle would normally be found.
It looks very similar to siddons turtle. Mine even has the stripes on the face and the pattern on the shell is the sameOld pics of my musk turtleView attachment 1038347
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