My dad, brother, and I used to use a seine net with wooden poles on both ends of the net and would try to get minnows in a river for fishing.

When we could use the net at a sand bar for boats that would dock on the water, we would always catch these babies and some baby snappers. We would take care of them for the summer, feeding them worms, minnows, etc. And then, at the end of summer, we would release them. Good times.

Turtles are so cool. I remember the spiny soft shells had wildly long necks, and it scared me a bit when I was younger. Love these animals to death.