Many states have specific rules on what roadkill you can claim. One of those states has made it completely illegal to take home animals you find along the road.
As tempting or innocuous as it might seem, flood water is something you never want to venture into. While it may look safe, it's what you can't see that could hurt you.
Thank you Milford Fire & Rescue, and all the other amazing EMS folks who go above and beyond to make the communities in which they work and live, a better place to be.