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Texas River Cooter

Trachemys scripta elegans

Photo by rahrahxy
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Field Notes

Description:

This guy was trying to catch some minnows in the Guadalupe River outside my grandparents house, I think.

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Red-eared slider

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Comments (5)
rahrahxy
I can't blame em, I'm kind of partial to it myself!
MitchRay
No problem. These guys love the Guadalupe River
rahrahxy
Really cool! Thanks for clearing that up for me! I assumed he was after the minnows, considering he was right next to a bunch of them. Guess not! :)
MitchRay
This is a Texas River Cooter, Pseudemys texana
Photographed
PublishedAugust 24, 2011

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