Yuk. That thing is estimated to be 80 years old and weighs about 60 pounds. It was caught accidentally by a British fisherman and is thought to be a pet (from the USA) who was turned loose in a lake when it got dangerous. Alligator snapping turtles are not native to Britain. They are native here though and this is one animal I hate. They saved it and took it to some safari park. I would have shot it. Don't look at me like that, these things are not pets..eww. And they aren't nice like Box Turtles or Sea Turtles. They're mean ass aggressive predators who piss me off. Ever see a one legged duck? Yeah.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Snapping hissing monster
Yuk. That thing is estimated to be 80 years old and weighs about 60 pounds. It was caught accidentally by a British fisherman and is thought to be a pet (from the USA) who was turned loose in a lake when it got dangerous. Alligator snapping turtles are not native to Britain. They are native here though and this is one animal I hate. They saved it and took it to some safari park. I would have shot it. Don't look at me like that, these things are not pets..eww. And they aren't nice like Box Turtles or Sea Turtles. They're mean ass aggressive predators who piss me off. Ever see a one legged duck? Yeah.
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i gotta email ya some pix of 3 toddler raccoons that were in a tree the other night!!! PLUS i have tadpoles: the next generation in the 'nesting' pond!!! only about 100 this time....and i of course have dozens of 1/4 inch toads all over!!! :)
This comment not for the PETA activists.
My great grandpa used to sit on the bank of his small lake with a .22 gage shot gun for hours and wait for the pointy nose to come take a breath. That ugly predator had become such a nuisance migratory birds wouldn't stop or of they did not for long. If any waterfowl stayed long enough to hatch babies, you would just hold your breath as they would swim in a line hoping one of the babies wouldn't disappear under the water to the evil ugly turtle.
They piss me off too.
Stupid pet unless you like feeding your pet your fingers and toes,not very cuddly either.
No L
Totally with you on that, DD. They keep on being ornery even after their heads are removed from their bodies. Read a story about a guy who got his ear bit badly by a decapitated alligator tortoise head.
Frimmy
Snapping turtles are a menace. We have them wander up from the river, they can make it for miles, believe it or not.
A snapping turtle will hold its grip on anything he is biting and lock its jaws. Cut it's head off and it will still be locked on. You have to pry them off. And they are ugly!!
They have a place in nature I guess, but, damn, they won't stay there and mind their own..oh no. They won't even let you cross a street, like they own the world. Hssss, snap! They're evil.
I wanna see the toddler racoons! Awww.
Doesn't look like any pet I'd want! Yuk, gnarly looking!
Miss Tia - I made your frozen pie, w/limeade. It tastes just like key lime pie, it is amazing. Who knew something so easy and fast to put together could be so good. Also, it's 100 deg. down here in Charlotte, so it was quite refreshing. Thank you for sharing, got any other good/easy recipes?
You're so right, Pat. Once, when I was stupid, there was a big bastard right in the middle of the road and I thought "OH!! Poor turtle, I have to move him so he doesn't get hurt" How long do you suppose that humanitarian effort lasted? Those things are the spawn of Satan.
http://misstiajournal.livejournal.com/527096.html
that post has my toddler raccoon pix for those who want immediate pix gratification but there's also pix of eddie's flat a video of the start of the fireworks july 4th too.....
i'll email dd the pix plus some tadpoles: next generation and a toddler toad pix later.....
Angie..LMAO. I wish you had film of that. I did the same thing once when I was like, 12 and didn't know better.
At least you have the excuse of youth, I was in my 20's for goodness sake, raised in a river town to boot...LOL
Long before I was part of the family, the Ex's parents owned a tavern. One of their specials was Turtle soup. Ex & father would go out in the canoe and catch a bunch of snapping turtles, bring them home and lock em in the garage. When MIL decided she wanted to make the soup, the Ex would go out to the garage, open the door a crack, insert a 2x4 and wait for a snapper to latch on. He'd pull one out, chop off the head and insert board into the garage again.
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