One Texas turtle is basking happily this morning thanks to the efforts of Barney Ward of Old Fat Man Adventures. Barney noticed a moving bump in the road as he was driving along a lightly traveled road, and when he got close, he stopped to investigate. Here’s who he found:

Click on the photo above for an enlargement. The turtle (possibly a red-eared slider) was moving briskly across the road, heading straight for a yard where large dogs lived. Barney didn’t like thinking what could happen if the dogs found the turtle, so recalling instructions he’d read here at TN Outside, he carefully lifted the turtle to a safer place nearby. Here’s the turtle heading for a wet weedy area:

Barney checked back later in the day and found the turtle had flattened a path to the water through the grasses. Thanks for giving the turtle a lift, Barney. A happy ending!

Learn more about how to be a turtle taxi by reading our tips in “Help Turtles Cross Roads.” What about you? Have you saved any turtles lately? Send us your story and some photos if you can, and we’ll include them to our “Turtle Portrait Gallery.

 
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