well, he was most definitely home. he got mad at me all the way home 'cause every time he thought it was safe to look around, i'd hit the brakes. so, he gave up and didn't come back out.
i checked all the links, but didn't see one like him. i know he wasn't a snapper or a box. if i remember correctly, the box turtles will "close" their shell and his wasn't the close-able kind.
and he wasn't a snapper or i wouldn't have any fingers left!
i messed with him pretty good, as you can tell by the pictures.
my best guess is that he is a land terrapin. since he was over 9" long and 7" wide, and his shell didn't close...
when i was a girl, before it was illegal (and before we knew it wasn't smart) some of my family used to go "turtle pulling". i hadn't seen a turtle that big since then, and we used to eat those.
i'm thinking that must be what he was... but, he's free to run where he can't get eaten or run over by a car now. i turned him loose on the back 3 acres.