Smooth softshell turtle

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Smooth softshell turtle

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Big smooth softshell turtle. Wasn't expecting those beautiful blue eyes.

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Smooth softshell turtle

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Smooth softshell turtle and a couple red-eared sliders.

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A couple smooth softshell turtles and a red-eared slider sunning on some driftwood on a hot day.

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A small smooth softshell turtle sunning on a rock.

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Huge softshell fleeing into the river when I startled him.
Not sure if it's a spiny or smooth softshell. Both are native to this part of the Mississippi.
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