Reptiles and Amphibians - invasive

Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) on May 31, 2024

Submitter does not have a specimen
EDRR Status: Local expert notified

Description of specimen

Large turtle. No red marks, but otherwise looked like RES. Either it's missing them or a relative (Eastern Cooter?). Unlike every other turtle I've ever seen, it did not dive away as we approached and just stared at us as we took pictures.
west bank in background. shot from cell phone in roughly center of river.

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