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Nov 07, 2014 08:38 |  #1

Ugly but cute. Found this guy wondering across a track, never see one out of the water before.

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Nov 08, 2014 02:44 |  #2

What the heck kind is it?


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Nov 08, 2014 04:05 |  #3

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What the heck kind is it?

Its a soft shell turtle.




  
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Nov 08, 2014 06:12 |  #4

cdiver2 wrote in post #17259061 (external link)
Its a soft shell turtle.

I didn't know they existed. Interesting creature.




  
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Nov 08, 2014 07:29 |  #5

Sibil wrote in post #17259123 (external link)
I didn't know they existed. Interesting creature.

They are common in Florida but you usually only see them underwater gliding by (if the water is clear), they only stick there snout out of the water to breath. I have seen a lot of them but this was a first out of the water.




  
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Nov 08, 2014 10:12 |  #6

Lovely shot.


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Nov 08, 2014 10:53 |  #7

Looks prehistoric. Congrats on the first.




  
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