“There were once plenty of big bull frogs around our lake.”
I haven’t seen turtles, frogs, garden snakes, or rabbits around my property for years. We live on a wooded property too.
Still plenty of turtles in Lake of the Ozarks.
We also occasionally see large, flat shelled turtles moving through our property.
I think these are land going critters, not water living.
I've lived in the suburbs of Orlando for 20 years. Today I see more wildlife than I've ever seen.
When we first moved here I never saw turkeys. Now they are like rats. Also gopher tortise, racoons, rabbits, snakes, hawks, armadillos, possum and alligators on a daily basis. Now even black bears are more abundant.