Do you know that in Florida, it's illegal to own certain turtles 🐢 without a permit, and it's illegal to buy or sell others. Illegal to buy or sell : -Alligator snapping turtles: It's illegal to buy, sell, or possess these turtles, or their eggs or parts -Red-eared sliders: It's illegal to buy, sell, or possess these turtles unless you acquired them before July 1, 2007 -Gopher tortoises: It's illegal to buy, sell, or possess these turtles Illegal to take from the wild: -Barbour's map turtles: It's illegal to take these turtles from the wild -Suwannee cooters: It's illegal to take these turtles from the wild -Softshell turtles: It's illegal to take these turtles from the wild between May 1 and July 31