Alligator Snapping Turtle
not sure of taxonomy, Pond Cooter Pseudemys floridana
Pond Cooter (within range of Coastal Plain Cooter Pseudemys floridana floridana)
or is this another species?
We found this baby snapping turtle (alligator we think, distinct rows of spikes down the shell) atop a frog in our pool skimmer. We warmed him up a little and took him to the creek nearby.
Alligator Snapping Turtle
not sure if this is the correct ID, but this was what I was told by a park ranger