Water Gardening: Calling all herpetologists! , 0 by snapple45

snapple45 wrote:
Yesterday morning I got a surprise when I went out to the koi pond for the morning fin count - a turtle!
This rubber lined 2500 gal. pond is located in a surburban back yard completely surrounded by a 6' privacy fence and locked gate. I live in a densly populated neighbord about five miles from the nearest wetlands or large body of water. The chances of this turtle ambling into my back yard on its own are greater than those of my winning the lottery. So, I suspect a neighbor mught have surrepticiously gifted me. Who or why, I have no idea. It is very shy, submerging under the lilys almost immediately when anyone approaches. Today I sat and waited quietly until it reappeared and managed to get two decent shots with a telephoto. I'm having trouble figuring out which species this is. I think a maybe Map turtle?