Crazy. Same thing happened to me.
he was lookin for some new poonThat's about the size you find looking for a new watering hole. They get big enough that the bull Gators run them off and they start their trek searching for a new place to live.
Never understood how chlorine doesn't both Gators or snakes either.
There's something about going through that pool skimmer basket. Last year I got a small snake in mine that came out looking like a piece of tapeSomehow most of the frogs that get into my pool die, though.
I found a baby turtle once, I rinsed him off and returned him to his natural habitat.