Well we usually take bread or crackers for the ducks and he comes out and eats the bread. He isn't scared. He will sit there with his nose out of the water and I can look right at him. His shell is probably a foot long, so no, we won't put our hands hear him. His head is as big as the other turles in the water.
I'll look for your turtle. The ones outside stay at the bottom of their water, so I probably won't get that close a look, but I'll try. I'll take pics of what I see. We go like once a month.