Helped this turtle cross the road back to the creek. Seems a little late for this guy/gal to just be waking up and migrating back to the creek. Maybe it went up past the road to find a suitable nest site. Let me know what you think. I think it’s a western pond turtle.
Handled with extreme care! Would love ID confirmation since this was a new one for me. Underside was light/white. Found in slow moving pool. Horizontal pupils. Digits not enlarged at tips.