OT Snapping turtles (was Re: [AT] Some ads from the 8/12 LancasterFarming

[charlie hill]

Mike,  about 25 years ago I worked for a company that provided me with a 
Toyota diesel pickup truck.  We have a lot of snappers and big one's around 
here but one day when I was in the company truck I saw the biggest one I've 
ever seen.  I stopped to take a look at him.  I'm guessing his shell was 14 
to 16 inches from front to rear.  He was walking into the roadway when I 
stopped near him. I got a piece of wood moulding about 4 feet long out of 
the bed of the truck and stuck it to his head to see if he'd lock onto it. 
That thing totally ignored the stick, raised up on his toes so that his 
shell was close to 4 inches off the ground and made a break for my feet!
I jumped back into the truck.  Luckily I left the door open.  I decided I'd 
had enough of messing with him and started to drive off. As I did he was 
trying to bite the back tire of the truck!

I know that sounds like a tall tale but I swear to you it's the truth.
That was one mad snappin turtle.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: OT Snapping turtles (was Re: [AT] Some ads from the 8/12 
LancasterFarming


> That was pretty much my take, Bob. I have about 6 acres of marsh on my 
> property, and anyone who has a taste for snapper soup is more than welcome 
> to take as many out of there as they want - all they do is eat all the 
> ducklings and goslings that hatch out. I have seen them as big around as a 
> foot in diameter. And, unless they have visited other parts of the state, 
> I would say that they have ingested minimal mercury.
>
> Mike
>
> Bob McNitt wrote:
>> Mike -
>>
>> "Snapper Soup" was popular for generations (and still is in some areas) 
>> but when the same contaminant testing done on various fish species was 
>> done on snapping turtles, tests revealed soaring levels of mercury and 
>> PCBs due to the species longevity and tendency of lying and hibernating 
>> in the contaminated silt and mud on the bottom. Prepared properly, the 
>> soup is, indeed delicious, but I certainly wouldn't eat it more often 
>> than maybe once or twice a year.
>>
>> As far as buying one ...??? When/If I wanted one, I'd just go catch it. 
>> All that's needed is a dead fish for bait and a snapper in the area.
>>
>> TTYL
>> Bob
>> _______________________________________________
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