We have been talking to the president of the local humane society and he selected us to be in charge of any reptile that comes in. So yesterday we volunteered with the group for a fundraiser to help build a new shelter. We had only known the guy for a few hours and when we got home he called and said we need to come and get this turtle. It was behind a Walmart and looked like it hadnt been in any water for weeks, not moving much at all and certainly not acting like and snapper ive seen before. We got him home and put him in the pond and today hes acting much better. Its also a 14.5" turtle and underweight but still weights 25-35 pounds.
Heres some pics.
Last night when we got him here.
and today
and here I am handling him/her and trying not to get a finger taken off.