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Originally Posted by navillusc  ...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.  |
The snappers we have up here get really big. They can stick their neck out quite far, like up to a foot depending on their size. They have a huge hooked beak that does a lot of damage when it grabs something and apparently they have jaws of steal that don't let go. You would never want to get near one of them because of the fact that they have such long necks. They will lay in the mud on the edge of a pond unseen and wait for some poor unsuspecting critter.