[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Beware the Snapping Turtle. (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/15/2012 8:03:45 AM EDT
May, 1957 Man's Life cover.
And Weasels, Sep 1956 
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Monkeys, Nov, 1957. http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/ss104/GreenGang/Indiana%20Jones/MANSLIFENov1957_CoverbyWilHulsey-8x6.jpg Post 'em if 'ya got 'em.  I'll be in my bunk 
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We have snappers in our neighborhood. I was on the way out and traffic was stopped in both directions. I got out and looked to see what was going on and saw one in the middle of the road. Some woman told her young daughter to go out and pick it up and move it. I saw what was happening and yelled at her to stop. Then found a stick stuck it in front of said snapper and (s)he snapped it in two like a toothpick. After she regained consciousness, I showed her the ways to tell what kind of critter she was dealing with. 
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When I was a kid I did battle with snapping turtles who terrorized the neighborhood cats, dogs, and geese. It resulted in an arms escalation once I realized that my CO2 pellet gun was ineffective. With my Dad's permission, one of the neighbors armed me with a single shot 22, and the jihad began. One turtle in particular was a cast iron bitch to kill. As soon as it started taking fire it would submerge in the stream like a German U-boat and escape. Finally got it with a (lucky) head shot. Once it was dead I dragged it to shore and found several holes in the shell from previous engagements. They are tough bastards... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I wonder how often catfish noodlers reach in a hole and find a snapping turtle? http://www.rapingmothernature.com/wp-content/gallery/alligatorsnappingturtle/AlligatorSnappingTurtle007.jpg Dude that shit is the stuff of nightmares. Those catfish noodlers are damaged. |
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Quoted: When I was a kid I did battle with snapping turtles who terrorized the neighborhood cats, dogs, and geese. It resulted in an arms escalation once I realized that my CO2 pellet gun was ineffective. With my Dad's permission, one of the neighbors armed me with a single shot 22, and the jihad began. One turtle in particular was a cast iron bitch to kill. As soon as it started taking fire it would submerge in the stream like a German U-boat and escape. Finally got it with a (lucky) head shot. Once it was dead I dragged it to shore and found several holes in the shell from previous engagements. They are tough bastards... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile .22 works, but .223 works better. When you shoot them in the head and pieces drop back into the water 20-30 feet away from where you shot him, you *know* you got them. ;) A couple years ago I shot 8 or 9 out of my dad's pond. They started killing the fish after eating most of the frogs, so they needed to be eliminated. I probably need to go eliminate them again since it's been a while. Shooting turtles is fun. |
The well intentioned turtle savior is particularly funny. |
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I wonder how often catfish noodlers reach in a hole and find a snapping turtle? http://www.rapingmothernature.com/wp-content/gallery/alligatorsnappingturtle/AlligatorSnappingTurtle007.jpg With a head of hair like that, I'd say the snappers know better than to mess with him. |
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When I was a kid I did battle with snapping turtles who terrorized the neighborhood cats, dogs, and geese. It resulted in an arms escalation once I realized that my CO2 pellet gun was ineffective. With my Dad's permission, one of the neighbors armed me with a single shot 22, and the jihad began. One turtle in particular was a cast iron bitch to kill. As soon as it started taking fire it would submerge in the stream like a German U-boat and escape. Finally got it with a (lucky) head shot. Once it was dead I dragged it to shore and found several holes in the shell from previous engagements. They are tough bastards... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile .22 works, but .223 works better. When you shoot them in the head and pieces drop back into the water 20-30 feet away from where you shot him, you *know* you got them. ;) A couple years ago I shot 8 or 9 out of my dad's pond. They started killing the fish after eating most of the frogs, so they needed to be eliminated. I probably need to go eliminate them again since it's been a while. Shooting turtles is fun. Hillbillies around here love eating them things. 
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What parts do you eat. Texture?
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Evidently, that one knows how to use tools. |
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I kept a snapping turtle I caught fishing when I was a kid. Kept it for a week. Named him Roger.
He was mean and only chewed the heads off the dead minnows I was feeding him. The Box turtle I caught and kept for a little while before him was nicer. It actually turned around to follow me when I tried to let him go at the edge of the water. |
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The well intentioned turtle savior is particularly funny. Reminds me of a bunch of people that were protesting the Lobster Festival in Long Beach CA years ago. They were bragging about buying Maine lobsters at the grocery store and releasing them in the ocean to save them from the slaughter. They got real quiet when the fact that Maine lobsters weren't native to So Cal was brought up. |
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Quoted: I kept a snapping turtle I caught fishing when I was a kid. Kept it for a week. Named him Roger. He was mean and only chewed the heads off the dead minnows I was feeding him. The Box turtle I caught and kept for a little while before him was nicer. It actually turned around to follow me when I tried to let him go at the edge of the water. Land Turtles will do that when you try to drown them |
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Buncha pansies... This is what happened to the last snapping turtle that crossed me... http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/turtle1.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/turtle2.jpg http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z64/chadwimc/turtle5.jpg Damn! Soups up! |
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I kept a snapping turtle I caught fishing when I was a kid. Kept it for a week. Named him Roger. He was mean and only chewed the heads off the dead minnows I was feeding him. The Box turtle I caught and kept for a little while before him was nicer. It actually turned around to follow me when I tried to let him go at the edge of the water. Land Turtles will do that when you try to drown them
Strange, because I caught the Box turtle in the water with a baited hook, just like a fish. |
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I know of of one exceedingly dumb- and no longer alive- sumbitch that went skinny-dipping in a pond known to have large snapping turtles. He tried to convince his wife to go along and she wisely said no way. He ended up getting his nuts and most of his dick bit off and bled to death before the ambulance could respond. I was told that his wife was completely hysterical and had to be sedated for a long time afterward.
I kill every fuckin snapping turtle I see, don't care how big or small- they all die. |