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I SNAPPED a few pics of this older gentlemen who was sitting in a daze at the edge of a busy road. Been a while since I handled a big snapping turtle, these are awesome animals, very powerful. Good thing I was driving my truck. I relocated him to the lake near my house. He was a load, maybe 35 or 40 lbs.

Anyway, hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!!

Thanks,
Ed

Battle scarred???

Look at those claws!

Mug shots...

Looks like a decent sized guy. I've never tried to handle one that big, how was his temperment? Most I've seen here would try to take your arm off. Hopefully that one does well for in his home and he learns to stay away from roads.
I think I may have posted these shots before but here are some shots of a few litte snapping turtles that I found a few years back while I was fishing. I've seen some huge adults in those same ponds where these guys came from.
Milo

Milo,

I was expecting a Steve Erwin type encounter, but he was a little lethargic and dried out. He opened his mouth as expected, but didn't strike or snap at me. But those claws/legs were powerful, he dug into the ground and didn't want to let go. In hindsight,
I'm thinking I should have kept in for a day or two and attempted to feed him some fresh fish. He reminded me of a sea turtle, since his eyes were watering like a sea turtle laying eggs.

As long as you pick them up from the base of the tail (and obviously hold them away from your body), they can't maim you. Definitely not for the faint of heart, though!

Great pics of those babies! That must have been neat to see.
Nothing cuter than babie turtles. But more importantly, did you catch any fish!?

Thanks,
Ed

>>Looks like a decent sized guy. I've never tried to handle one that big, how was his temperment? Most I've seen here would try to take your arm off. Hopefully that one does well for in his home and he learns to stay away from roads.
>>I think I may have posted these shots before but here are some shots of a few litte snapping turtles that I found a few years back while I was fishing. I've seen some huge adults in those same ponds where these guys came from.
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Yep I was catching fish. Actually that is the only reason that I saw the turtles. I was fishing in an area where I was always told you couldn't catch bass and was cleaning up so I wanted proof so I walked back to the truck to get the camera. As I was walking down the trail I noticed the dirt moving (like most snake guys I tend to walk with my head down anywhere I might see a reptile), sat down to watch and over about the next half hour about 20 of them came out of the hole.
Anyway here is another pic of one of the turtles I found and a fish from that day and one from the next morning. Unfortunately the bass don't get as big here as they do in places where waters don't freeze but they're fun to catch anyway.

Catching fish AND finding turtles, that's a pretty good day! Nothing better, imo, than catching bass in a small pond/lake on ultra-light tackle. I'll have to dig up some bass pictures now.

Thanks,
Ed

>>Yep I was catching fish. Actually that is the only reason that I saw the turtles. I was fishing in an area where I was always told you couldn't catch bass and was cleaning up so I wanted proof so I walked back to the truck to get the camera. As I was walking down the trail I noticed the dirt moving (like most snake guys I tend to walk with my head down anywhere I might see a reptile), sat down to watch and over about the next half hour about 20 of them came out of the hole.
>>Anyway here is another pic of one of the turtles I found and a fish from that day and one from the next morning. Unfortunately the bass don't get as big here as they do in places where waters don't freeze but they're fun to catch anyway.
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Looks like he's been around the block a few times!!!!!

Glad you made that snap decision to help out the elderly!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

lol ohh man i love bad puns!!!
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...

Yeah, it's lilke my mind snaps and there they are!!!
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

These snappy comebacks are awesome!

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>>0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)
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>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>26.49 BRB
>>20.21 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
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>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Nice! I'm surprised he's so sedate. I got pretty surprised by one of those guys when it flipped completely around and tried to get me when I was relocating it off of the road. Who knew they were so fast!

Good on ya for helping the beast to a safer locale!

A friend of mine has alligator snappers. They're as big as manhole covers with heads as big as two fists and they eat chickens. Those are some impressive critters.

I found this Snapper today in the drainage ditch in the woods behind my house. It was just medium size with a carapace around 10 inches long. It was trying to bury itslf in the mud in the shallow water. I pulled it out to take a couple PICs and then let it go. Snapping Turtles typically have a triple row of keels on their carapace but many specimens wear them away like this one has.

>>I found this Snapper today in the drainage ditch in the woods behind my house. It was just medium size with a carapace around 10 inches long. It was trying to bury itslf in the mud in the shallow water. I pulled it out to take a couple PICs and then let it go. Snapping Turtles typically have a triple row of keels on their carapace but many specimens wear them away like this one has.
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Thats a big feller! Glad you were able to help it out.
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

aww what a guy you are Ed, look at that risking life and limp for another one on mother earths creations!

thats a nice size snapper ya got there, he really looke like he need some water.

i used to get huge snappers out in the beaver pond back in MA
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (hopefully)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer-wifey's pooch)
1.0 norm corn (Jake aka grumpy old terdhead)
0.1 col redtail boa (Dixie-my baby girl)
0.1 ball python (Bella- wifey's baby girl)

hopeful for not to distant future:
--brazillian rainbow boas 1 female for sure
2 or 3? maybe a breeding pair?
-- bearded dragon for the wifey my list got to big...

i rescued one from an off ramp on the NJ state parkway last year and I have two on them here...I have had one my friend caught in a salt march since he was the size of a quarter and he is quite large now 6 years later.

>>I SNAPPED a few pics of this older gentlemen who was sitting in a daze at the edge of a busy road. Been a while since I handled a big snapping turtle, these are awesome animals, very powerful. Good thing I was driving my truck. I relocated him to the lake near my house. He was a load, maybe 35 or 40 lbs.
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>>Anyway, hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!!
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>>Thanks,
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>>Mug shots...
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Turtle I got from a friend in 2001 till 2008...he's GREAT...

>>i rescued one from an off ramp on the NJ state parkway last year and I have two on them here...I have had one my friend caught in a salt march since he was the size of a quarter and he is quite large now 6 years later.
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>>>>I SNAPPED a few pics of this older gentlemen who was sitting in a daze at the edge of a busy road. Been a while since I handled a big snapping turtle, these are awesome animals, very powerful. Good thing I was driving my truck. I relocated him to the lake near my house. He was a load, maybe 35 or 40 lbs.
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>>>>Anyway, hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!!
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>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Ed
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>>Frank Roberts
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>>I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.