Helped an old lady cross the street today

[Rick-o]

Acer wrote:
Could be looking for a place to lay her eggs. They travel quite a distance from their pond to do so.

That would be my guess as well. We get them about that size crawling out of the swamp to lay eggs in the sandy patches by the barns.

Good job with the rescue, billb! I hate to see them get smushed.