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

[Mike Sloane]

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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