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Cycler · 07-08-2004, 11:50 AM

Yeah I hope everything turn out well for the turtle.<p>So my snapping turtle story is as follows. I driving through my neighborhood fairly busy street kids, cars, etc. I see this pile of dirt dragging itself across the road. Nearest body of water of any size 1/2 mile to mile away. I get out of my truck to take a look and it is a snapping turtle who is none to happy with the world. I ask the guy across the street if he had seen it and he asks if he should call animal control. Nah I say I'll take care of the bastard/bitch. So I go get my work gloves, fat lot of good they'll do me if it get ahold and go to pick it up. By this time the turtle knows something is up and is turning, jumping, and snapping trying to get at me. This turtle was about the size of a large dinner plate and could extend its neck 1.5 to 2 inches. I pick him up by the back of its shell the whole time its trying to take my hand off and put it in the back of my truck. I drive to the nearest access to water and get ready to take it out of the truck. Now on the ground I had the advantage I could move around a little more in the bed of the truck it can scurry and get better postion on me so after bout 10 minutes of switching sides I get hime turned around enough where I can pick him up and send him towards the water. Still didn't seem real grateful as he snapped and hissed as I let him go. <p>My friend's boyfriend who works with turtles reptiles etc. Said the common snappers are the more ill tempered than the Alligator Snappers who are a little more docile. Alligators have ridges along the top of their backs, common snappers are smooth.

07-08-2004, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cycler Float on.... Alright Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains, i.e. Oklahoma	Yeah I hope everything turn out well for the turtle.<p>So my snapping turtle story is as follows. I driving through my neighborhood fairly busy street kids, cars, etc. I see this pile of dirt dragging itself across the road. Nearest body of water of any size 1/2 mile to mile away. I get out of my truck to take a look and it is a snapping turtle who is none to happy with the world. I ask the guy across the street if he had seen it and he asks if he should call animal control. Nah I say I'll take care of the bastard/bitch. So I go get my work gloves, fat lot of good they'll do me if it get ahold and go to pick it up. By this time the turtle knows something is up and is turning, jumping, and snapping trying to get at me. This turtle was about the size of a large dinner plate and could extend its neck 1.5 to 2 inches. I pick him up by the back of its shell the whole time its trying to take my hand off and put it in the back of my truck. I drive to the nearest access to water and get ready to take it out of the truck. Now on the ground I had the advantage I could move around a little more in the bed of the truck it can scurry and get better postion on me so after bout 10 minutes of switching sides I get hime turned around enough where I can pick him up and send him towards the water. Still didn't seem real grateful as he snapped and hissed as I let him go. <p>My friend's boyfriend who works with turtles reptiles etc. Said the common snappers are the more ill tempered than the Alligator Snappers who are a little more docile. Alligators have ridges along the top of their backs, common snappers are smooth. __________________ "I'm not even supposed to be here today." "I assure you we're open."