I found a female common snapper basking along a bike trail and stoped to photograph her, while I was getting my camera ready I noticed she was missing an eye, and her jaw looked slightly deformed, I placed my hand on her shell and it didn't feel the same as all the others I've had my hands on, it wasn't soft.. it felt to round, I have pictures of her just click the link below, she's the second snapper down,
is it common for wild adult snappers to get MBD or something like it?
Thanks
Pics Of The Snapper
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wild common snapper with MBD?
Rouen
Jun 23, 2003 10:50 AM
Replies (2)
teepee
Jun 23, 2003 12:20 PM
She's just very smooth as she is probably quite old. The shells of the senior snappers are rather smooth and shaped like that because they are usually very fat which makes the shell grow curved. The eye damage is probably the result of a hook or maybe another snapper during mating.
iturnrocks
Jun 29, 2003 08:13 PM
Its not unsual for people to beat snapping turtles with boards or anything they can get their hands on. People seem to think snapping turtles are bad for some silly reason. They are strong and can survive just about anything. That could be part of the reason some you find are messed up. Ive caught snappers with bullet holes in the shells, but I did find one once with a deformed shell, that didnt look like the result of human interference. Below is a pic of a baby I found with some coins for reference.
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