Softshell turtle on a moss covered log. The turtle is dark with a pale pink underside. It has a long, snorkel like nose and large webbed feet; its soft shell is covered in small bumps. The log is in water.

Florida softshell turtle at Lettuce Lake Park, FL.

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One of my favorite turtle encounters: a huge, female FL Shoftshell out for a stroll. She was the size of a wheelbarrow and scampered back to the water with the speed of Usain Bolt.
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