John your yellow mud turtle picture reminds me of something.I lived in nashvill ten. I was out snake hunting when I saw this crazy looking long haired long bearded guy picking up a cumberland slider off of the raod.I turned around and talked to the guy.It was willam Golden from the oak ridge boys.He was putting the turtle in the creek behind his house.He said he picks up every turtle he finds on the road as he hates to see them dead.Turtles reach many more people than do any other reptile.The problem is it brings out the finatics at least in Texas.The permit system in Texas is run by box turtle loveing snake hunting hateing people who helped push this road ban.To what end 99% of all collected boxies were saved from a tire on a road.I do not know what the big picture is or the overall agenda but you would think that someone could save a turtle if they chose to do so.Yet in my state of Texas you can go to jail and spend thousands in fines.Where is the justice for the turtle in that.It seems that the laws are not to save an animal but to target a group of people who enjoy the animals.
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Archie Bottoms

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