Wood Turtle vs. Pond Slider

A Pond Slider (the Red-eared Slider, released in Michigan) has a red patch behind the eye and yellow bars on each shell plate. A Wood Turtle has a plain dark head, orange skin on the neck and legs, and a rough shell whose plates rise in carved growth rings.

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