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Wow! It looks...snappy. In all seriousness though, I had NO idea that turtles grew such long tails!! I love your pics Opal. Thanks for sharing them. Glad the turtle didn't try to snack on or savage your mom!

I have a story for you, which I hope you don't mind my relating:

When I was married my mother-in-law was from Alabama. When she came out to visit us in Wyoming, she noticed our abundant herds of pronghorn antelope everywhere we'd travel on the highways, and she asked incredulously, "You mean they just let those things run around out here?!?" That cracked up all the Wyoming folk because yes, they are wildlife, not pets. Wildlife, by nature, just runs around anywhere at will. Well, when I went to visit her in Alabama, I was standing somewhere next to a ditch and this medium-sized turtle climbs out of the water. My first thought was, "Do those things just run around wild here?" because in Wyoming we don't have wild turtles, only those kept indoors as pets. Gave me a good belly laugh at myself.