The Rehab Turtles!! pic Heavy!!

[blue]

Very cool of yall with the rescue and rehab work. The pics are awesome. Not sure Ild want to get near a grown snapper though.

[king2005]

Very cool of yall with the rescue and rehab work. The pics are awesome. Not sure Ild want to get near a grown snapper though.

Its the same type of Myth, like the Pitt bull Myth. They will not go crazy & attack you.

In the wild they are fearful of larger creatures as they are quite vulnerable to harm. If they are in the water they will usually see you LONG before you are there & if you startle one in the water (swim near it, step on it, kick it, etc) they will dart away in fear for their lives without snapping... They wont snap unless you pin it down in the water. On land they get mouthy & LET you know they want to be left alone by hissing & snapping the air. Its all warning.

Its idiots who poke them with sticks, kick them & torment them are the idiots who get bitten.

Trust me, they do NOT go looking for a fight.

Now like everything there is the odd Snapper or Pitt Bull, or Human, any animal that was born aggressive, but those are rare. Your more likely to be struck by lightning then to be attacked by a snapper

[Husky_mom]

those are some serious turtles.. lol.. I thought they were all tiny babies... haha..

than man made pond must be huuuuuuge

[king2005]

those are some serious turtles.. lol.. I thought they were all tiny babies... haha..

than man made pond must be huuuuuuge

Those snappers can get larger, but with them being mistreated, who knows
The one with no eyes is 11yrs old. When I get my status/licence, I want to take her LOL Angie will never give her to me, but when she retires I'm sure she'll give her to me then

We have many ponds on our list (too many). They have to obey/follow strict rules so we don't harm our native species while finding homes for our rescues.