For me, it has always been the wildlife spotted on each excursion, and I have been extremely blessed with what I have seen.
Locally I have witnessed Wood Turtles, Snapping Turtles, Box Turtles, Spotted Turtles, and Painted Turtles, but in all my years on and in the water, I have never come across the beauteous Musk Turtle.
This little guy also known as the Stink Pot Turtle, and if you ever picked one up you quickly realize they definitely deserve the name.
Some very good reasons that I have never witnessed one of these awesome creatures in the wild, This little 4" Turtle is mostly nocturnal and spends most of it's life submerged in the bodies of water they call home.
While many turtles need to come to the surface to breathe, and others breathe underwater through there skin, the Musk Turtle draws in oxygen from water through there tongue and may stay submerged for months at a time.
I love my little Stinkpot and really enjoy watching this fascinating little guy zoom around his fifty five gallon tank he shares with a little Painted Turtle that was recently given to me.
How can you not love that face?
