Never, ever take something from the wild if you aren't planning on keeping it for life. Releasing any animal back into the wild is a big no-no. You never know what kind of bacterial or bugs it picked up while in your care.Yea we researched it and holy s... didn't realize there were so many types. I can't think off the top of my head what he is. Lol no not my turtle, I caught her in a fishing spot we go to, I grabbed her fro the canoe and pulled it in. My wife was saying I was an idiot lmfao took some pics and took her back to where I caught her and released her. I figure weight was close to 50 lbs