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Identify This Turlte Please (North West Alabama)

CodyNolen Sep 02, 2005 08:37 PM

I have no idea what it is.. snaping maybe?

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0.0.1 Ball Python
0.0.1 Checkard Garter Snake
0.1.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Red Eared Slider
1.0.0 Russian Campbell Drawf Hamster
0.3.0 Love Able muts

Replies (5)

mikefuture Sep 03, 2005 02:03 AM

Definitly not a snapping turtle. My bet is some type of Trachemys, but it sure looks unusual to me. Perhaps another old red-eared.

casichelydia Sep 04, 2005 12:16 AM

In your signature, you listed 1.0.0 redear. Did you consider upping that to 2.0.0, as the turtle your pictures depict is an old male redear. These turtles are fascinating in that not only can hatchlings come in a sometimes confusing array of color intensities and patterns, but the old males can assume very odd color combos as the years progress.

The prettiest specimen I ever saw had totally black skin, and a horn-colored carapace that faded into red towards each scute seam, which were in turn highly contrasting black. I truly wish digital cameras had been around for the brief time I kept that animal. In the absense of any photos of it, here's a drabber one, photographed this year.

RobBierman Sep 04, 2005 04:17 PM

It is a Melanistic Red Eared Slider.

CodyNolen Sep 04, 2005 10:41 PM

Thank you for the identification.

It's a big turtle. 10" shell.
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0.0.1 Ball Python
0.0.1 Checkard Garter Snake
0.1.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Red Eared Slider
1.0.0 Russian Campbell Drawf Hamster
0.3.0 Love Able muts

wlinville Oct 23, 2005 11:36 PM

I live in North Alabama and I can tell you redears cross with several other species here. You will see alot of natural muts.

Ben

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