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I also would love to hear about DBTs in their natural habitat. I lived in South Carolina for 2 years and never saw one. Vickie

Last I know, you are limited to two Malaclemys of any combination of subspecies. Alabama fully protects the Mississippi diamondback subspecies as it is the only subspecies in the state. There are not many who know of stable wild populations and no one that does know is likely to reveal these locations. I personally know of one area for the pileata and about four for macrospilota. I have studied these habitats for a few years and spent several years finding them. I have seen upto about thirty macrospilotas in a single day and hundreds in the past few years. I will not reveal the locations for fear of losing the populations, not even to a “research” group from a university. These places are awesome and I will do all I can to preserve the aesthetics of these habitats, as I feel most of you would. Scott — In diamondbackterrapins@egroups.com, “Chun-Ming Chew”

yes, i have some old ones I may can dig up and scan. They are only ones my wife took while I was rummaging through the grass. I will have to do some editing. I may try to take more next time I take a boat out there. For those who argue about the natural habitat salinity, the nearest source of even near fresh water is over a mile away. Besides rain of course. This does not say a dbt will do not fair better in more fresh water. Scott