@Thorvald: Yeah, and they are honestly kinda scary xD This one crawled out of a lake near the building, somehow got across the road and climbed up the hill which is pretty impressive. I heard from a coworker that it might have been searching for a place to lay its eggs.
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@marven4lyf || Journal Entry
Holy blap, tortoise REAL??![HAV - Clark Kent](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/dcdcd147-c616-4730-929a-481a68068036/d89cvt3-0f8a132e-083d-404e-84e4-746c58dc75f4.png/v1/fill/w_50,h_50,q_80,strp/hav___clark_kent_by_el_thorvaldo_d89cvt3-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NTAiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC9kY2RjZDE0Ny1jNjE2LTQ3MzAtOTI5YS00ODFhNjgwNjgwMzZcL2Q4OWN2dDMtMGY4YTEzMmUtMDgzZC00MDRlLTg0ZTQtNzQ2YzU4ZGM3NWY0LnBuZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD01MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.3205UBWS7EDM3_ottF9OCadMWwRMC8meSbDnZwz3BJw)
I remember seeing nature shows of animal control getting snapping turtles out of people's pools, and I've often wondered what would draw them so deep into settled areas.