Somehow they get themselves into odd positions. These are swamp turtles, there’s no tide changes in water levels. No stranding on a ‘bump’ by mistake. These critters climb there with purpose.

Below you can see him balancing, legs out straight. BTW, look at those claws!!

They manage to get out of trouble, but not sure how.

I spotted this one in a local swamp, but not sure what type of turtle it is. What little I see doesn’t look yellow enough for our usual sliders. Not a snapper either.