Snapping turtle from hell.

[pjaye]

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[tirediron]

You done good Barb!

 

[pjaye]

You done good Barb!

No wildlife dies on my watch. Even the bitchy turtles.

 

[robbins.photo]

Great job Barb...

But actually in truth the behavior you describe.. that's a snapping turtle in a good mood that's being cooperative. Usually they are even harder to deal with.. lol

 

[pjaye]

Great job Barb...

But actually in truth the behavior you describe.. that's a snapping turtle in a good mood that's being cooperative. Usually they are even harder to deal with.. lol

I saved three yesterday in Algonquin They all moved as soon as I came near them. Just lifted up and moved. But that shovel is staying in my trunk. Never again will I try to move them without it.

 

[Trever1t]

Yummy...Oops I mean nice turtle!

 

[zombiesniper149 14]

Good job and great pics.

 

[pjaye]

Good job and great pics.

Thank you.

 

[jcdeboever]

There some good soup right there.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

You're lucky you escaped with just a scare. They can be nasty!

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice move, or moves. While it wasn't humorous to you, I can appreciate that onlookers might find it a bit funny, well, maybe more than a bit.

WesternGuy

 

[otherprof124 26]

The snapping turtle from HELL. I had read all the instructions on how to move a snapping turtle off the road. I was so confident when I jumped out of the car to save her. And then it all went to hell.
As soon as I touched her, she *freaked* out. Dug her claws in, tried to bite me multiple times, hit me with her tail and back legs and scared the ever living crap out of me. As my boyfriend and his daughter died laughing in the car.
But I was not leaving her on the road to die. So Patrick got her to bite the ice scraper and I scooped her up with my emergency snow shovel. I love turtles, but this one, not so much.
These were taken after we had her off the road.

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She is NOT smiling at me, she's plotting my death.

Bravo! And thanks for sharing the story and the photos.

 

[pjaye]

The snapping turtle from HELL. I had read all the instructions on how to move a snapping turtle off the road. I was so confident when I jumped out of the car to save her. And then it all went to hell.
As soon as I touched her, she *freaked* out. Dug her claws in, tried to bite me multiple times, hit me with her tail and back legs and scared the ever living crap out of me. As my boyfriend and his daughter died laughing in the car.
But I was not leaving her on the road to die. So Patrick got her to bite the ice scraper and I scooped her up with my emergency snow shovel. I love turtles, but this one, not so much.
These were taken after we had her off the road.

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She is NOT smiling at me, she's plotting my death.

Bravo! And thanks for sharing the story and the photos.

Thank you!

 

[pjaye]

Nice move, or moves. While it wasn't humorous to you, I can appreciate that onlookers might find it a bit funny, well, maybe more than a bit.

WesternGuy

LOL I imagine it was pretty funny to watch. I tried multiple times before resorting to the shovel.

 

[pjaye]

You're lucky you escaped with just a scare. They can be nasty!

I know! That's why I made sure I knew how to safely move them. Except it didn't work!