Originally Posted by rsbob

Rescued (in the true sense versus adopting) a box turtle that had walked into a traffic lane narrowly missing getting hit. Haven’t picked up a turtle since I had one as a 5 YO. After his initial shock of being airborne, s/he started kicking with their back legs grazing my hand. I held on and get him back to a nearby pond where it quickly disappeared into the water with out even an ‘up yours’.