Look What We Found...

*belvak* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Our Son found this guy in the road yesterday on the way home from taking the trash to the convenience center in Charlotte Hall. He re-located him to Gilbert Run Park.

RareBreed · 04-23-2008, 07:23 AM

Is it the angle or is he/she really that big?? I see little turtles crossing the road all the time and worry that they will end up as speed bumps.

When I can, I stop and pick them up and move them somewhere safer, but nearby because I'm always worried that they are a mommy turtle out looking for food and they have babies somewhere nearby who are waiting for their return.

*belvak* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by RareBreed

Is it the angle or is he/she really that big?? I see little turtles crossing the road all the time and worry that they will end up as speed bumps.

When I can, I stop and pick them up and move them somewhere safer, but nearby because I'm always worried that they are a mommy turtle out looking for food and they have babies somewhere nearby who are waiting for their return.

He was really that big! My Son had to use his welding gloves to pick him up and he was snapping all over the place. After I took the hot dog pic, the turtle snapped at it. He made a very loud snapping noise as his mouth closed! Hubby and I have a habit of picking turtles up off the road too, but we have never come across one this big!

RareBreed · 04-23-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by belvak

He was really that big! My Son had to use his welding gloves to pick him up and he was snapping all over the place. After I took the hot dog pic, the turtle snapped at it. He made a very loud snapping noise as his mouth closed! Hubby and I have a habit of picking turtles up off the road too, but we have never come across one this big!

jenbengen · 04-23-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by belvak

Our Son found this guy in the road yesterday on the way home from taking the trash to the convenience center in Charlotte Hall. He re-located him to Gilbert Run Park.

Holy crap, that IS a big turtle. Kudos for moving it somewhere safe.

rockfish · 04-23-2008, 07:34 AM

That's a snapping turtle. They get bigger than that.

*toppick08* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rockfish

That's a snapping turtle. They get bigger than that.

*belvak* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rockfish

That's a snapping turtle. They get bigger than that.

Yeah, we knew he was a snapper. He was really feisty too! He was throwing his head back trying to get around his shell to bite my Son. Here's a better (bigger) pic. Check out his claws.

Cowgirl · 04-23-2008, 08:09 AM

My dad found one crossing our driveway once. If you hold your arms in front of you to make a circle, he was that big!

*toppick08* ^(Premo) · 04-23-2008, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by belvak

Yeah, we knew he was a snapper. He was really feisty too! He was throwing his head back trying to get around his shell to bite my Son. Here's a better (bigger) pic. Check out his claws.

Turtle soup goes great with longnecks.............

04-23-2008, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
RareBreed Peek-A-Boo....I see you! Member Since: Mar 2008 Location: Calvert Co Posts: 872	Is it the angle or is he/she really that big?? I see little turtles crossing the road all the time and worry that they will end up as speed bumps. When I can, I stop and pick them up and move them somewhere safer, but nearby because I'm always worried that they are a mommy turtle out looking for food and they have babies somewhere nearby who are waiting for their return. __________________ Don't give up hope, some people change ~Montgomery Gentry
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04-23-2008, 07:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
rockfish Registered User Member Since: Sep 2006 Posts: 111	That's a snapping turtle. They get bigger than that.
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04-23-2008, 08:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cowgirl No easy way to say this Member Since: Jan 2002 Location: In the land of corn, soybeans, and chickens. Posts: 9,238	My dad found one crossing our driveway once. If you hold your arms in front of you to make a circle, he was that big! __________________ "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -Bill Cosby
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