Popular Post Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 13, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Was telling my buddy about how much you guys liked our turtles and snakes and stuff and he sent me this saying y'all would probably enjoy it. Said this was from one of his duck hunting groups. Decent sized alligator snapping turtle in one if the duck swamps these guys hunt. Apparently in swamps where theirs a decent population it's not uncommon to be shooting or waiting on ducks and all of a sudden you just start moving as you where actually standing on top of one . I've only ever caught one and it was 1/4 if this ones size but was still easily 60lbs so wouldn't surprise me if this guy was around the 200lbs mark. Anyhow figured I'd share. 26 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,187 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Thats a brute wolfdog, bet if that ice broke your mate would need a new pair of underwear hahahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Wolfie, I read they found one of those beasts with a musket ball embedded in its carapace. The ball dating from the civil war. Now, considering the turt' must have been old enough, and big enough to take and hold a ball, even way back then?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 54 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said: Wolfie, I read they found one of those beasts with a musket ball embedded in its carapace. The ball dating from the civil war. Now, considering the turt' must have been old enough, and big enough to take and hold a ball, even way back then?! It's crazy how old and resilient they can be lol. And I have a friend who's a biologist and a pretty accomplished turtle trapper I'll in Louisiana I'll ask him if he has any pictures of such things. I know it's not uncommon to find stuff like that on the big old ones. I've also caught alot of common snappers with .22lr bullets in there shells ,shot gun pellets as well. Not to mention broken shells that re grew weird one in particular was missing half it's face but seems to be functioning just fine. I think to date the oldest recorded was like 1200lbs and aged like 300years but not sure if my memory is serving me right 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Lenmcharristar said: Thats a brute wolfdog, bet if that ice broke your mate would need a new pair of underwear hahahaha Lol possibly,but during the winter their extremely lathargic or basically comotose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 Got a Common Snapper here, Wolf! I did my research. Decided there was no sense in a human getting a creature that would potentially outlast his grand kids. And grow to the size of an oven! He's about five years now. Last time I checked? About a ten inch carapace. Responsive as a dog. Weighs a ton! And, as you'd know, he (she's?) just a baby yet! Love the damn thing to bits 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 How thick is that ice? What do those things eat.? When we went to Mauritius in the Indian ocean there were a few tortoises at a sort of zoo which were several hundred years old and were pretty large. Kind of prehistoric looking creatures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 You wouldn't want one of those to grab hold of your bits & pieces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 13/02/2021 at 17:27, Ken's Deputy said: Got a Common Snapper here, Wolf! I did my research. Decided there was no sense in a human getting a creature that would potentially outlast his grand kids. And grow to the size of an oven! He's about five years now. Last time I checked? About a ten inch carapace. Responsive as a dog. Weighs a ton! And, as you'd know, he (she's?) just a baby yet! Love the damn thing to bits Lol good to here it's doing good I had a baby common as a pet for two years or so till we let him go in one of our cow ponds. We kept him in a large shallow plastic tube with a sand lined bottom so he could burry him self. Me and my younger brother would trace our fingers though the sand till we got bit.....yeah we wernt too bright still ain't 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Meece said: How thick is that ice? What do those things eat.? When we went to Mauritius in the Indian ocean there were a few tortoises at a sort of zoo which were several hundred years old and were pretty large. Kind of prehistoric looking creatures. No clue ,parbly a inch or two though. When they get that big they eat what ever they want really, fish, smaller turtles,ducks,geese ( when their small their hell on water fowl),crawfish actually also a large amount of vegetation. I know anytime I cat h any and keep them in a tank for a while their droppings are full of plant fibers,and nut shells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,483 Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 nice bigun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jackknife 820 Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Got some meat on them, Do you eat them, sure iv heard of turtle soup before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfdog91 6,327 Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 21 minutes ago, Jackknife said: Got some meat on them, Do you eat them, sure iv heard of turtle soup before. They are eaten but due to commercial fishing in the 1920's though late 80's their natural numbers are pretty low in most states so their protected. Common snappers not so much. I know in my state it's illegal to harvest a gator snapper ( even though people still do ) but I'm allow to harvest one command a year. I think Louisiana has a limit of one gator snapper per person per day 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I notice from the news that most of the US is under a winter storm and that even parts of nortern Mexico are frozen and under snow. How ìs this weather affecting creatures like alligators and these turtles that are frozen in.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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