Comments on: Bad Tempered Wildlife; Snapping Turtle

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:03:28 +0000

Ahhh…the old creek…that brings back memories. You always were good with the turtles.

I’m really glad to hear the wildlife is thriving. Sorry we couldn’t catch up with each other back home.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:35:59 +0000

I too enjoyed the story. It actually got me researching a little on snapping turtles, I didn’t know, well anything about them before.

I found that the smell that they are emiting is “musk” to which aspects of the cologne is attributed. I haven’t smelled the snapping turtle before, haha but i’m guessing it’s not quite stetson?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:55:26 +0000

Very funny story. The pics definitely validate that this was an ornery little guy!

By: John C. Randolph

John C. Randolph — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:06:56 +0000

In case anyone hasn’t seen this, enjoy the killer tortoise vs. a cat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0gfCyeiyM

-jcr

By: Ken Anderson

Ken Anderson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:31:35 +0000

After the black widow…this doesn’t surprise me

By: John C. Randolph

John C. Randolph — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:19:43 +0000

What Mark B. said.

I wouldn’t get within six feet of a snapper.

-jcr

By: annbb

annbb — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:27:34 +0000

My kids and I caught a baby snapper in the creek years ago and even when little they stink to high heaven! The only thing that smells worse than a snapper is a shed full of alligators on a hot Louisiana day. NEVER will I do that little tour again. Never!

Wonderful photos and even better story.

By: Jeffrey J Hoover

Jeffrey J Hoover — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:59:50 +0000

I heard you know how to pick up cotton mouth snakes too!

Great fun!

By: Matt Doar

Matt Doar — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:00:49 +0000

Funny! Doesn’t their tail get a bit stretched?

Reminds me of when my kids wanted to see a leech so I was persuaded to stick my bare foot in a lake known locally as “Leech Lake”. It’s hard to miss the opportunity to impress our children.

~Matt

By: Mark B

Mark B — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:00:20 +0000

Wow. You’re a braver man than I am – I’d never pick up a snapper that size. One of my earliest experiences with a wild animal involved getting a vicious bite from a snapping turtle. Their necks are surprisingly long and flexible.