Look what I found this morning....

On my way home from the rescue centre...

He was right in the middle of the road.

At first I thought it was an empty shell until I saw his head.






I think he is a midland painted turtle...

So anyway.. after lunch I am going to go release him at the stream behind my house..

Hopefully he isn't someones pet they dumped and he knows how to survive in the wild.

What a cutie!! my dad did that once, stopped in the middle of the road to save a turtle

Thanks for saving him. I'm sure he will be much happier behind your house.

Aww! We always stop and move them somewhere safe when we see them in the middle of the road..

What a pretty 'lil guy!! I have been seeing alot of activity with turtles, I am sure due to all the rain we have had! And alot of dead ones... I hate that!!

Poor little guy, definitely a lot safer now that you've taken him out of the road!

What a cute little guy! I love turtles so thank you for saving him.

Did he come with the dish?

Have fun in the stream turtle!

LOL. No.. thats the kitties old waterdish. Had to start using something sturdier after we got Cappy.

Once he heard the sound of the water by the creek, he came out of his shell and was trying to get to the water, so I think thats probably where he came from.

aww bless the little fella what a great thing you came along when you did

I hope it settles ok

Thank you for stopping and saving this little guy! I am afraid many people would just run over the turtle. Perhaps "she" is trying to get to a place to lay her eggs, I do think that this is the time of year for that!

I think it was a male because he had a very long tail and logner front claws.. and I htink the males have longer tails and claws for breeding purposes.

But it may have been a girlie.

I'll move the little cutie to the cats and other animals forum

Awww...thanks so much for ensuring his safety, and returning him to his home!