GA flight instructor reported a wildlife taxi hazard on a taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	1662801
Time
Date	201907
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SFB.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

During taxi-out; ip (instructor pilot) saw a turtle on taxiway bravo between lima and B3; continuing north to the grass and possibly to runway 9L/27R. After ensuring no collision hazard existed with his aircraft; ip reported turtle to ground; who sent a vehicle. While holding short of the runway; ip observed the vehicle retrieve the turtle.FOD comes in many shapes and sizes; and pilots must always be on the alert.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA flight instructor reported a wildlife taxi hazard on a taxiway.

Narrative: During taxi-out; IP (Instructor Pilot) saw a turtle on Taxiway Bravo between Lima and B3; continuing North to the grass and possibly to Runway 9L/27R. After ensuring no collision hazard existed with his aircraft; IP reported turtle to Ground; who sent a vehicle. While holding short of the runway; IP observed the vehicle retrieve the turtle.FOD comes in many shapes and sizes; and pilots must always be on the alert.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.