Seriously. should i turn myself in for what i did???

Dog Lover

Your kidding, right?

Its illegal to capture, kill, possess, or in anyway molest or disturb a protected species....

Saving the life of a protected species is not a crime ever.

diyta

YOU DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG, THANKS FOR SAVING THE LITTLE GUY :)

arvis3

Why it is Illegal? Sound like a funny law to me.

akivi73

No. If it's illegal to touch them, it's probably also illegal to kill them. So, maybe you just prevented somebody else from breaking the law. The laws are likely there to proctect the gopher turtles and you helped do that.

Karen G.

its cool that you got him off the road, i dont think that is a crime.

doggiebike

I got a snapping turtle out of the road once. He was around 2 feet long and had traffic backed both ways. You did a good thing.

Ron Burgundy

You did the right thing.Who would you turn yourself into,the turtle police?Let it go,you did the right thing.

coolbreezex3

for saving a life ? no way. and i woulnd't think twice.

Dark Faith

Dude seriously....you did something right!If you hadnt picked up that turtle than it could have been possible that it would be dead by now.Be proud of yourself cuz you something right by putting the turtle on the grass.

Hook'em Horns

Nobody is going to care. There are a lot worse things going on out there. Just forget about it.

ern.ev2u

R u for real??? turn yourself in for saving a turtle from traffic??? You'd get laughed right out of the police station.

TG79

It depends-----

was there an airport bathroom anywhere nearby???

If so then you are definitely in trouble.

otherwise....mums the word.

Savor_Savvy

I thought u did something bad or what. Gosh...saving a turtle is a crime???

john w

It's a matter of 'intent'. When you touched the turtle, did you do it with criminal intent? No, you saved its life! good for you: what ever God you believe in protects those who look after its little creatures.pboy

BooYa Boo

u did the right thing. don't worry.

Blackbird

If it's illegal to touch gopher turtles it's probably because they are kind of endangered, or something like that. So if you had left it there you probably would have done something worse, aka let it die.

dreampo

hi honest Abe...no--

343 Remember

I am not quite sure where you live; however you did not pick him up and put him ON the road.. you did what you felt was right to keep him from danger.... if people did that ALL of the time..the world would be a better place.

Thank you for being kind and thank you for noticing that sometimes nature needs a little boost.

Now, if the law is set up because of disease of possibility of being bitten.. etc., then make sure to keep yourself safe; however I do not think you did anything wrong.

The Gopher Tortoise is not like the Snapping Turtles we have here.. so I think you should be fin.

What state or city has this law?

I wish you well.

Wayne G

Interesting, on the one hand you save a turtle (commendable) yet on the other hand you pollute our environment with your internal combustion four-wheeler, you trample our pristine wilderness with tires made from deforestation of rubber trees. the noise pollution from those four-wheelers is destroying the hearing of millions of wild animals, and you were probably riding without a helmet. And all you talk about is saving one turtle??? --- I jes keeeding. Good job. that was a very nice thing you did.

biiiiigdooooog

Yes, youre a criminal......definately turn yourself in......and go back and get the turtle as evidence.

I actually had a similiar situation. But I killed hit an eagle with my car. The thing fell out of nowhere!! It was stuck in my grill and I didn't notice it until the next day. I then found out that it was illegal to kill, capture, or posses any part of this endangered animal. I was nervous, but call the police. After I told the officer what happen he told me to throw the eagle in the trash. That was it!

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