saginawhxc
Well-Known Member
Almost run over this fella today with the work van. I toppled some of my parts off the shelf swerving to avoid him. I pulled over to try to get him off the road. The girl behind me also stopped. Without an ounce of fear or caution she picks him up just as I'm starting to warn her that he is a snapper. I can see the scene in slow motion. Her picking him up, me warning her, and his head lunging around and snapping at her hands. I think at this point she realized she was in over her head and she flung him the next couple of feet. He seemed to somehow land safely in the grass and she didn't lose a finger. I took this picture and watched him toddle off into the woods and towards a nearby pond. He was about 12-14 inches long. Beautiful turtle. I so badly want a snapping turtle of my own.
When we buy a new house I want to set up a dedicated billiards room with a huge tank at one end for a snapper.
When we buy a new house I want to set up a dedicated billiards room with a huge tank at one end for a snapper.