Good Samaritan

Okay so today on the way to work and taking the boys to day care we saw a HUGE turtle in the road. I have seen this guy or another just like him/her hanging out by the creek by our house. Owen didn't see it at first so I did a u-turn and pulled up beside him/her. We were on a busy road so I decide I would try and get the turtle to safety. When i mean HUGE the shell on this guy was about the size of Owen's head, it had to be a good 8-12 inches in diameter. As I am walking up to the guy I see his/her long tail and then the nails on the feet - I start to get nervous. I then lean down to pick him/her up and he/she turned and hissed and snapped at me. That sent me screaming like a school girl to my car and leaving it to the next person to attempt to save the guy.

When I got into the car, Owen said momma what happened. I said the turtle wasn't nice and he/she hissed and snapped at me. Owen said "Oh, why". To which I responded, he/she is scared because they are out in the road and they can't get home. "Oh" Owen responded and then said "Not Nice Turtle".

As we pulled away I did see another person attempting to help the guy, I hope he had better luck. If not I hope the turtle made it to his home.