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Originally Posted by gracielove  We have something we call a snapping turtle up here. They hang out in the various ponds that are dotted around the area. They can be deadly and have hurt a lot of kids and animals. Once they clamp down on someone the only way to get loose is to cut the head off. No one is supposed to touch them but I think it is more for the people's protection than the turtles. When it rains they seem to think every place is their territory. I wish the government would clean them out instead of just telling us not to touch them! Not nearly as bad as an alligator but can cause a lot of issues with kids and pets. A lot of ducks and geese have lost feet because of them, too. That kind of critter I would not mind seeing the end of. |
...It does seem that governments do the opposite thing that we think they should, doesn't it...?
Oh yes...OK has two (2) kinds of snapping turtle, a Common Snapping Turtle, and an Aligator Snapping Turtle that is 15-25 inches long. OK actually has something like 17 different turtle species that are native there...some are land turtles, and some are water turtles. There are three (3) types of poisonous snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, etc., too.
I have experience with snapping turtles, too...mostly making sure NOT to get my fingers in their way and then putting them in boxes and relocating them out of the reach of us children...like, way out in the woods somewhere...away from domestic neighborhoods. The ones that wanted to live near/with us were a type of box turtle/terrapin and very docile, but if they did catch your finger, it still hurt...the difference being they could be convinced to let go or you could pry their mouths open where the Snapping Turtles are not so inclined to do so.