good samaritan

Driving home late from Sara's graduation party we are making a right near a local lake. I see in time a turtle moving at it's pace across the road. I pull over to give the poor thing a lift to the other side of the road. I walk up to it and notice that it's got some grass on it's back and the smell of a deep lake turtle. It's fairly large and as I try to determine which end is which as I reach for it, it's neck and head pop out and it hisses and lunges at me. It's a snapper turtle. I jumped up about a foot off the ground, turn around and walk to my car saying good bye to Mr. Turtle. I wish him luck crossing the road on his or her own.