Watch out for them snapping turtles.

I was in the lake with my dog and saw this snapping turtle. Got the fuck out and took a quick pic but then it went under water. And I decided that I am never returning to the lake again or lakes in general with my dog. Anyone else take there dog to the lake? If so, arent you afraid of these snapping turtles? I dont trust one of them getting a hold of the dog's leg... My dog saw it and tried to swim towards it but luckily I had his lead.Fuck lakes/ponds... No more swimming for the dog unless its in a pool.

 

Damn, that's a big one, you can tell he's old from how wore down his upper lip is.

I used to catch them like crazy, probably about 150 of them with 20 or so being over 20 pounds, my largest 30 pounds. It takes a lot to get one to bite you while they're in the water, but I imagine a dog grabbing it would be one of those times, lol. Also, unless a turtle is near the shore, I think he'd go to the bottom before your dog could get him, they can move pretty quick when they want to.

Here's a couple I caught when I was a teen.

 

looks like godzilla popping his head out in top pic.lol.

 

You guys ever watch the clip of this old coot?

It's worth your time, promise.

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Had fried turtle Friday night. Good stuff

 

fuckin hillbillys lol

 

ive always wanted one as a pet

 

I had one, 6 inch shell on him, that would literally climb up your leg, sit on your lap, extend it's neck and close it's eyes while you let his head. It was the weirdest damned turtle I ever caught. I kept him in a baby pool all summer then let him go in a large lake near me. It was an anomaly, every other one I ever caught was defensively mean as hell, some were outright just mean.

My favorite animals, Pit Bulls and Snapping Turtles, go figure. You gotta respect a snapper though, in their own environment they are docile and will try to avoid you, but start messing with them and they will f**k your day up. A little known fact is that their strike is actually quicker than a rattlesnakes.

I helped this guy cross the road a few years ago.

 

can they be tamed?

 

No, they can't. The one I had was just weird. You can get most smaller ones to close their eyes while you rub the back of their head though.

I had two alligator snappers as pets, got them when they were just about 3 inches long total, those things wanted nothing but to bite you from that size to when they got larger. They got to big for me to keep though. Not many things are dirtier than a turtle and cleaning their tanks was disgusting as all get out.

I would use turtles as a way to get a landowner to allow me to fish. I'd go up, ask them if they would mind if I took their turtles out for them (I relocated them, never killed them) and every land owner but 1 said I could. After a few weeks of that and showing the land owners the turtles I would ask if they minded if I would fish a little, most said I could, but a few turned me down. Still a good way in, especially with farmers.

 

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i cant beleive no one has posted this back up again

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Them Alligator snapping turtles are some good damn eating.

 

nnnooooo, lol

 

damn, id really like to build a fish/duck pond with bullfrogs and shit when i buy a house. i thought a big snapper would make a good addition.

 

Those turttle's can stay in the damn ponds and lakes. They aint comin' to my house.

 

thats gotta be the most painfull way to die

 

thats it, that video made my decision........IM GETTIN ONE! lol

 

yea i was almost feelin bad for the rats!

 

evil turtles gee wiz